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Alexandros Papadiamandis: Between Greek Heritage and Modernity?

5 May 2021

The subject of the sixth seminar in the Greek Dialogues Online series, Alexandros Papadiamandis, is an icon of Greek literature.

The London Hellenic Prize has announced the shortlist for 2020

13 April 2021

The Committee of the London Hellenic Prize has announced a shortlist of five books for the prestigious prize.

The Cambridge Greek Lexicon

8 March 2021

Our 4th seminar in the Greek Dialogues Online series features a presentation by Professor James Diggle of Cambridge University about the long journey to publication of the new Cambridge Greek Lexicon.

Language, Culture and Myths

8 March 2021

A series of online talks in English, organised by The Hellenic Centre and The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies, University of Cambridge every Wednesday at 7pm (UK time) from 10 March until 31 March.

The British School at Athens is pleased to announce the inaugural “1821 Fellowship in Modern Greek Studies”

16 February 2021

This three-year (fixed term) Fellowship is tenable at post-doctoral level and is generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

Picture of Plato and Henry More - Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies

Platonic Philosophy and Dialogue in the Latin Works of Henry More

12 January 2021

The second seminar in the Greek Dialogues Online series takes the form of a discussion between Professor Douglas Hedley , Director of the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism , and Dr. Christian Hengstermann of the University of Wuppertal . The focus is the influence of Plato on those works of Henry More which were...

Being an Islander: Art and Identity of the Large Mediterranean Islands. The Fitzwilliam Museum's research into the development of island culture in the Mediterranean

3 December 2020

The inaugural event of the CCGS new series of online seminars is to be presented by Dr Anastasia Christophilopoulou of Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum. In this article, we explain the origins of the project, outline its objectives, and spotlight some of the more significant findings.

Greek Dialogues Online - a new series of online seminars

3 December 2020

Join us for a new series of Greek Dialogues Online, a series of seminars, open to all, which will present talks and lively debate on all aspects of Greek Studies from the modern to the classical.

Liana Giannakopoulou - Hellenic Centre - Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies

Cambridge Lecturer begins new series of online lectures on Greek writers in English

8 September 2020

In the first of a new lecture series from the Hellenic Centre, Dr Liana Giannakopoulou shares her thoughts on the work of the poet Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke.

21 Poems Into 21 - British School at Athens - Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies

British School at Athens launches a celebration of modern Greek poetry

8 September 2020

21 modern Greek poems to guide us into Greece 2021.