Inspiring Generations: Ronald Stroud and the American School’s Academic Program

November 13, 2017

Οι Επίτροποι Ανακοινώνουν τον Αποδέκτη του Βραβείου της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης για το 2018

Οι Επίτροποι της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα θα απονείμουν στο Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος το «Βραβείο της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης» του 2018 για την εξαιρετική συνεισφορά του Ιδρύματος στην προώθηση του πολιτισμού της Ελλάδας από την ύστερη αρχαιότητα και μετά.

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VIDEOCAST - The Enigma of Cappadocia

November 9, 2017

VIDEOCAST - The Enigma of Cappadocia

Robert Ousterhout, University of Pennsylvania

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Overseers Announce Recipient of the 2018 Gennadius Prize

November 3, 2017

Overseers Announce Recipient of the 2018 Gennadius Prize

The Overseers of the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens have announced the Stavros Niarchos Foundation as the winner of the Gennadius Prize awarded for outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of post-antique Greece.

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Trustees Announce Recipient of the 2018 Athens Prize

November 3, 2017

Trustees Announce Recipient of the 2018 Athens Prize

The Trustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens have announced Ronald S. Stroud as the winner of the Athens Prize awarded for outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of ancient Greece.

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VIDEOCAST - Con que soavità… Με πόση γλυκύτητα

November 1, 2017

VIDEOCAST - Con que soavità… Με πόση γλυκύτητα

Με την ευκαιρία της επετείου των 450 χρόνων από τη γέννηση του Claudio Monteverdi, το σύνολο Canto Secreto θα ερμηνεύσει μουσική από την Ιταλία του 17ου αιώνα.

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VIDEOCAST - Lord of the Gold Rings - The Grave of the Griffin Warrior of Pylos

October 30, 2017

VIDEOCAST - Lord of the Gold Rings - The Grave of the Griffin Warrior of Pylos

Sharon R. Stoker & Jack L. Davis - University of Cincinnati

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VIDEOCAST - Annual Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture 2017 - The Prospect for Ancient Proteins in Archaeology

October 27, 2017

VIDEOCAST - Annual Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture 2017 - The Prospect for Ancient Proteins in Archaeology

Annual Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture Matthew Collins, University of York - University of Copenhagen “The Prospect for Ancient Proteins in Archaeology”

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VIDEOCAST - Public Sacred Space, Private Votive Portraits: The Case of the City Eleusinion in Athens

October 20, 2017

VIDEOCAST - Public Sacred Space, Private Votive Portraits: The Case of the City Eleusinion in Athens

Sheila Dillon, Duke University

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October 12, 2017

RECLASSIFICATION OF RESEARCH COLLECTIONS

Starting September 2017, the libraries of ASCSA (the Blegen, the Gennadius and the Wiener Laboratory) are undergoing a major reclassification project for their collections following the Library of Congress system of call numbers.

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September 28, 2017

H Pallavi Mahidhara άνοιξε τις “Νύχτες Κλασικής Μουσικής στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη”.

Με ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε χθες η πρώτη συναυλία του φεστιβάλ "Νύχτες Κλασικής Μουσικής στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη", που διοργάνωσε για τρίτη συνεχή χρονιά το Ίδρυμα Schwarz σε συνεργασία με τη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη και το Curtis on Tour, την παγκόσμια περιοδεία του Ινστιτούτου Μουσικής Curtis, σε πρωτοβουλία της Nina von Maltzahn.

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September 22, 2017

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER POSITION

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens seeks a Social Media Manager, resident in Athens, Greece, at the main campus.

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VIDEOCAST - Democracy Forum: Then & Now: Women, Immigration, Democracy

September 20, 2017

VIDEOCAST - Democracy Forum: Then & Now: Women, Immigration, Democracy

Mary Lefkowitz, Geoffrey Bakewell, Sheila Dillon, Jenifer Neils

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VIDEOCAST - Learning from Myth: The Case of the Trojan Horse

September 18, 2017

VIDEOCAST - Learning from Myth: The Case of the Trojan Horse

Lecture by: Mary Lefkowitz, Wellesley College

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Mary Lefkowitz on the Trojan Horse and Women in Ancient Greek Democracy

September 15, 2017

Mary Lefkowitz on the Trojan Horse and Women in Ancient Greek Democracy

"The Trojans could have refused to take in the horse, they could have let it stay there, they could have set it on fire, or opened it up, but instead they did the one thing they shouldn’t have—taken it without asking any questions. And you can see the subtext here..."

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School Welcomes Sylvian Fachard as New Mellon Professor

September 14, 2017

School Welcomes Sylvian Fachard as New Mellon Professor

The School welcomes Sylvian Fachard as he begins a three-year appointment as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Classical Studies. Fachard is an archaeologist who has excavated in Greece for 20 field seasons.

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Lectures and Events Schedule Set for 2017-18

September 8, 2017

Lectures and Events Schedule Set for 2017-18

The New York Times Democracy Forum and a lecture by Professor Mary Lefkowitz, later followed by the Nights Classical Music at the Gennadeion in September begin a year of diverse lectures and events ahead.

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Landscaping Ancient Agora in the 1950s. Before-and-After Photos

September 5, 2017

Landscaping Ancient Agora in the 1950s. Before-and-After Photos

The Ancient Agora of Athens is considered by all, locals and tourists, to be a small oasis in the center of the city. Strolling in the largest archaeological park of Athens, in the shade of tall oaks, planes, and olives, we hardly realize how much effort was devoted to landscaping the site in the early 1950s. That was a major undertaking, one comparable to the reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos itself. One only needs to see before-and-after photos in order to grasp the magnitude of this achievement.

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Hesperia 86.3 Now Online!

August 31, 2017

Hesperia 86.3 Now Online!

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 86.3. Topics in this issue include a review and analysis of the evidence for the origins of the Ionian cities of Asia Minor, a new interpretation of the Dipylon oinochoe graffito, the publication of a deposit of ostraka from the Athenian Agora, and new evidence for the dating of defensive fortifications in southwestern Anatolia based on the excavations of the Bastion complex on the Tepecik acropolis at Patara in southwestern Turkey.

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Hesperia welcomes New Editor: Jennifer Sacher

August 16, 2017

Hesperia welcomes New Editor: Jennifer Sacher

After a comprehensive search, the ASCSA has chosen Jennifer Sacher to be the next editor of Hesperia.

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Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth’s Northern Cemetery: An Interview with Kathleen Warner Slane

August 15, 2017

Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth’s Northern Cemetery: An Interview with Kathleen Warner Slane

An interview with Kathleen Warner Slane about her new publication that examines the evidence for changing burial practices in the Greek city, Roman colony, and Christian town of Corinth.

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The George Mylonas Papers Catalogued

August 11, 2017

The George Mylonas Papers Catalogued

Born in Izmir, George Mylonas (1898-1988) studied archaeology at the University of Athens and at Johns Hopkins University. He was the ASCSA's first bursar in the 1920s and worked with David M. Robinson at Olynthus. Mylonas taught archaeology at the Washington University Saint Louis from 1933 until his retirement in 1968. Mylonas is known for his excavations at Eleusis and Mycenae. A large part of his papers are housed in the Archives of the American School.

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Conservation Technicians Complete Internship at Corinth Excavations

August 11, 2017

Conservation Technicians Complete Internship at Corinth Excavations

Our conservation technician interns have successfully finished their training at Corinth Excavations. For the past six months, the students gained experience on a range of tasks, from lifting and mending terracotta floor tiles from the Frankish Area to carefully excavating a medieval skeleton.

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New Publication: Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth’s Northern Cemetery (Corinth XXI)

August 8, 2017

New Publication: Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth’s Northern Cemetery (Corinth XXI)

Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth's Northern Cemetery (Corinth XXI) is now published and available for purchase!

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August 4, 2017

Η ΑΣΚΣΑ εκσυγχρονίζει τις Βιβλιοθήκες της

Η Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα (ΑΣΚΣΑ) έχει λάβει τρεις επιχορηγήσεις συνολικού ύψους 900.000 δολαρίων, προκειμένου να εκσυγχρονίσει τις βιβλιοθήκες της.

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August 4, 2017

Generous Funding Modernizes and Updates ASCSA Libraries

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) has been awarded three program grants totaling $900,000 to modernize and update its library holdings.

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