December 12, 2023
The Near East Relief Orphanage of Syros
On the centennial of the founding of the largest orphanage of the Eastern Mediterranean, a team of archaeologists, historians, architects, and videographers have been studying the Near East Relief Orphanage of Syros. The orphanage was constructed and operated by the American philanthropic organization Near East Relief as part of the response to the humanitarian crisis of 1922.
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November 30, 2023
Παρουσίαση της Έκθεσης "Λατρεμένη Κωνσταντινούπολη”
Η έκθεση περιλαμβάνει έργα Ευρωπαίων ζωγράφων19ου αιώνα με θέμα την Κωνσταντινούπολη από τις συλλογές του Ιδρύματος Αθανασίου και Μαρίνας Μαρτίνου και εκκλησιαστικά σκεύη της ίδιας περιόδου, κατασκευασμένα στην Κωνσταντινούπολη, από το Μουσείο Sadberk Hanim του Ιδρύματος Koç. Tα εκθέματα πιστοποιούν ότι η Κωνσταντινούπολη υπήρξε αστείρευτη πηγή έμπνευσης για τους ξένους καλλιτέχνες, και σημαντικό κέντρο παραγωγής καλλιτεχνημάτων.
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November 20, 2023
Video Archive: Greece and the Post-1922 International Humanitarian Aid: The Untold Story
Watch the video archive of the lecture with Professor Dimitris Kamouzis as he highlights briefly unknown aspects and ‘grey areas’ of the aid provided by humanitarian organisations.
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November 16, 2023
Kleiners Name Room in Honor of Hesperia
American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a new major gift from Diana E. E. and Fred S. Kleiner: a room in Loring Hall named in honor of Hesperia.
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November 10, 2023
Video Archive: Cult of Zeus Sosipolis and its temple in Magnesia
Watch a replay of the lecture by Professor Görkem Kökdemir from the University of Ankara.
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November 8, 2023
Conservation Laboratory of Athenian Agora Excavations
Each summer, the conservation laboratory of the Agora Excavations runs an 8-week internship program and hosts 2 – 3 international conservation students.
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October 31, 2023
Gennadius at The Grolier Club in New York
Director of the Gennadius Library Maria Georgopoulou enthralled book collectors and classics fans with her recent talk at the illustrious Grolier Club on some of the Library's collection's important rare editions, fine bookbindings, and “only known” copies that belonged to Greek diplomat and bibliophile Joannes Gennadius (1844-1932).
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October 30, 2023
Petros Themelis 1936 - 2023
Petros Themelis, one of the most prominent Greek archaeologists, professor and colleague, passed away on Friday, October 27th, at the age of 87.
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October 26, 2023
Fall Newsletter 2023
Read the latest edition of our Newsletter to find out what is happening at the American School.
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October 20, 2023
Video Archive: In the Name of Humanity: American Relief Aid in Greece, 1918-1929
Watch the video archive of the opening of the exhibition.
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October 5, 2023
Hesperia 92.3 Now Online!
Hesperia 92.3 is now available online! Topics in this issue include Keian pottery and Late Bronze Age chronology, a look at the demography of Hellenistic Boiotia, an examination of a Panathenaic victor list, and a study on the chemical composition of domestic wares at Corinth.
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October 4, 2023
Η Emily Wilson συνεπήρε το κοινό στην πρώτη της διάλεξη
Η φημισμένη καθηγήτρια κλασικών σπουδών και ακαδημαϊκός, Emily Wilson, παρουσίασε την ομιλία της The Vulnerability of Heroism σε ένα κατάμεστο Cotsen Hall, καθώς και σε χιλιάδες κόσμο, ανα την υφήλιο, που την παρακολούθησε μέσω της ζωντανής αναμετάδοσης.
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October 4, 2023
Emily Wilson Captivates Crowd with Lecture on The Vulnerability of Heroism
Renowned classicist Emily Wilson lectured on The Vulnerability of Heroism to a capacity audience at Cotsen Hall, at the Gennadius Library, while thousands more watched online.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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