ASCSA Newsletter

Haris Kalliga Obituary

September 27, 2023

Haris Kalliga Obituary

Haris Kalligas, Director of the Gennadius Library from 1995 to 2004, died on September 24, 2023 at the age of 82. Her nine years as Director of the Library not only saw the renovation of the Gennadius and its surroundings, but also went far to shape the Library’s leading role in the intellectual and cultural life of Athens today.

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Mary Lefkowitz to receive Athens Prize at American School Gala May 9, 2024

September 1, 2023

Mary Lefkowitz to receive Athens Prize at American School Gala May 9, 2024

Mary R. Lefkowitz has been selected by the American School’s Board of Trustees as the next recipient of the prestigious Athens Prize. She will be honored on May 9, 2024, at the School’s annual Gala in New York City.

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Τάκης Σινόπουλος. Ο ποιητής και οι θεσμοί.

August 24, 2023

Τάκης Σινόπουλος. Ο ποιητής και οι θεσμοί.

Μετά το επιτυχημένο αφιέρωμα στον πεζογράφο Άγγελο Τερζάκη, η δημοσιογράφος Λαμπρινή Κουζέλη συνεχίζει την έρευνά της με θέμα τη θέση του λογοτέχνη στην Ελλάδα. Στο "Βήμα της Κυριακής" (20 Αυγούστου) γράφει για τον ποιητή (και κατά βιοπορισμόν γιατρό) Τάκη Σινόπουλο, το αρχείο του οποίου φυλάσσεται στην Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών.

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Άγγελος Τερζάκης. Οδοιπόρος ενός αιώνα.

August 7, 2023

Άγγελος Τερζάκης. Οδοιπόρος ενός αιώνα.

Η δημοσιογράφος Λαμπρινή Κουζέλη, μετά από έρευνα στο προσωπικό αρχείο του συγγραφέα στην Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών, γράφει στο "Βήμα της Κυριακής" (6 Αυγούστου) για τις ποικίλες διαδρομές της ζωής και του έργου του Άγγελου Τερζάκη εντός και εκτός των ελληνικών συνόρων.

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Alison Frantz Honored in Loring Hall

July 20, 2023

Alison Frantz Honored in Loring Hall

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce that a room on the first floor of Loring Hall, has been dedicated to Alison Frantz.

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Hesperia 92.2 Now Online!

July 14, 2023

Hesperia 92.2 Now Online!

Hesperia 92.2 is now available online! Topics in this issue include an overview of the commemorative portraiture program in the Athenian Agora from the time of Kleisthenes through Augustus, Classical and Hellenistic curse tablets from the Athenian Agora, and the latest report from the Corinth Excavations.

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Francis R. Walton Honored with Dedicated Suite in McCredie House

July 13, 2023

Francis R. Walton Honored with Dedicated Suite in McCredie House

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce that a suite on the second floor of the McCredie House has been named in honor of Francis R. Walton.

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Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη και οι ανεκτίμητοι θησαυροί της

July 7, 2023

Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη και οι ανεκτίμητοι θησαυροί της

Η βιβλιοθήκη με τα σχεδόν 100 χρόνια ιστορίας, τα χειρόγραφα και τα σπάνια βιβλία, τους κήπους, τα έργα τέχνης και τα παλαιά αντικείμενα.

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Μονή Παντοκράτορος Κωνσταντινούπολης. Ο Ξενών και η Pala d’ Oro του Αγίου Μάρκου Βενετίας

June 15, 2023

Μονή Παντοκράτορος Κωνσταντινούπολης. Ο Ξενών και η Pala d’ Oro του Αγίου Μάρκου Βενετίας

Watch the video archive of the lecture presented by the Gennadius Library

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A lifetime dedication to Greece and the Agora

June 7, 2023

A lifetime dedication to Greece and the Agora

Eugene (Gene) Vanderpool was a distinguished archaeologist whose lifelong dedication to Greece and the Agora is widely recognized.

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Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

June 2, 2023

Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

The find would drag the dawn of Greek archaeology back by as much as a quarter of a million years, although older hominin sites have been discovered elsewhere in Europe. The oldest, in Spain, dates to more than a million years ago.

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100 χρόνια από την Σύμβαση της Λωζάννης: George Devine Treloar, ο αφανής ήρωας που συνέτρεξε χιλιάδες Μικρασιάτες πρόσφυγες

May 25, 2023

100 χρόνια από την Σύμβαση της Λωζάννης: George Devine Treloar, ο αφανής ήρωας που συνέτρεξε χιλιάδες Μικρασιάτες πρόσφυγες

Watch the video archive of Ambassador Athanasios Spyrou

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40th Annual Walton Lecture: “Byzantine Adrianople becomes Ottoman Edirne: The Birth of a Capital”

May 24, 2023

40th Annual Walton Lecture: “Byzantine Adrianople becomes Ottoman Edirne: The Birth of a Capital”

Watch the video archive of Professor Amy Singer.

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Watch the new film

May 15, 2023

Watch the new film "A Short History of Greece with Mark Mazower"

On the occasion of the bestowal of the Gennadius Prize to Mark Mazower for his contribution to the study of the history of Modern Greece at the gala of the American School of Classical Studies in New York City on May 11, 2023, the American School is proud to present this new film.

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School Awards Mark Mazower with the Gennadius Prize at Seventh Annual Gala

May 12, 2023

School Awards Mark Mazower with the Gennadius Prize at Seventh Annual Gala

Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Gennadius Library honored at Gotham Hall in New York City.

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Gala 2023 - Video Archive

May 12, 2023

Gala 2023 - Video Archive

Watch a reply of our 2023 Annual Gala

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Watch a replay of our Gala

May 12, 2023

Watch a replay of our Gala

Watch a replay of our 2023 Annual Gala.

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May 8, 2023

Obituary for Beata Maria Kitsikis-Panagopoulos (1925-2023)

Beata Maria Kitsikis-Panagopoulos was Kress Professor and Director of the Gennadius Library from 1982 to 1986. She died peacefully last week, 97 years old, in her beloved Paris.

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How Rome Became Byzantium: New Light from DNA, Ice Cores, and Harvard’s Science of the Human Past

May 5, 2023

How Rome Became Byzantium: New Light from DNA, Ice Cores, and Harvard’s Science of the Human Past

Watch the video archive of Professor Michael McCormick

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Portrait Statuary in Athens: A View from the Athenian Agora

April 28, 2023

Portrait Statuary in Athens: A View from the Athenian Agora

Watch the video archive of Professor Sheila Dillon

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Cult, Memory and Identity in Roman Corinth

April 21, 2023

Cult, Memory and Identity in Roman Corinth

Watch the video archive of Professor Barbette Spaeth.

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Kleiners Name Athenian Agora Courtyard Garden at Loring Hall

April 12, 2023

Kleiners Name Athenian Agora Courtyard Garden at Loring Hall

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a new major gift from Diana E. E. and Fred S. Kleiner name the Athenian Agora Courtyard Garden at Loring Hall.

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Video Archive - Open Meeting 2023

April 11, 2023

Video Archive - Open Meeting 2023

Watch the video archive of our annual Open meeting and learn about the important work that was carried out at the American School, for the past year, as well as the amazing new finds at the Palace of Nestor at Pylos.

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The North Aegean from Homer to Philip II: Migration and Relocation at Methone from Prehistory to 1923

March 31, 2023

The North Aegean from Homer to Philip II: Migration and Relocation at Methone from Prehistory to 1923

Watch the video archive of Professor Sarah Morris.

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Philanthropy in Motion: Wiener Lab to acquire Industrial micro-CT Scanner

March 24, 2023

Philanthropy in Motion: Wiener Lab to acquire Industrial micro-CT Scanner

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is thrilled to announce its purchase of an industrial mirco-CT scanner to be incorporated at the School’s Malcolm Wiener Laboratory for Archeological Science.

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