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Read more at: Greek Dialogues Online - Daughters of the Labyrinth: from Chania's Synagogue to Perspectives on Layers of Crete's Past
Etz Hayyim Synagogue for Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies Greek Dialogues Online seminar by Ruth Padel

Greek Dialogues Online - Daughters of the Labyrinth: from Chania's Synagogue to Perspectives on Layers of Crete's Past

Tuesday, 19 October, 2021 - 18:30 to 19:30

Prof. Ruth Padel (King's College, London) explores the interplay of cultures within cultures through an examination of the Jewish community on Crete.


Read more at: The Weird Wave of Greek Cinema: a Movement or a Moment? - a talk by Dr Marios Psaras

The Weird Wave of Greek Cinema: a Movement or a Moment? - a talk by Dr Marios Psaras

10 September 2021

Dr. Marios Psaras, Cultural Counsellor at the Cyprus High Commission in London, re-evaluates the "Weird Wave" of Greek cinema in a talk at The Hellenic Centre, London


Read more at: Material Entanglements of Writing Practices in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus

Material Entanglements of Writing Practices in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus

Dr Pippa Steele outlines some theoretical aspects of the study of writing systems and practices


Read more at: CCGS Co-Director honoured by British Academy for outstanding achievement in the humanities and social sciences
Image of Prof Ianthi Tsimpli FBA, elected Fellow of British Academy

CCGS Co-Director honoured by British Academy for outstanding achievement in the humanities and social sciences

5 August 2021

We are delighted to report that Professor Ianthi Tsimpli, FBA, one of our Co-Directors, has been elected Fellow of the British Academy (BA).


Read more at: Epic issues: epic poetry from the dawn of modernity
Urn showing Achilles Killing Pentheselia

Epic issues: epic poetry from the dawn of modernity

16 July 2021

Revisit the article on Cambridge University's website setting the scene for July's fascinating GDO seminar.


Read more at: Cambridge University announces conference to mark retirement of prominent scholar - Athens: Economy & Democracy Conference
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Cambridge University announces conference to mark retirement of prominent scholar - Athens: Economy & Democracy Conference

15 July 2021

Cambridge University, the National University of Singapore, and Freiburg University, have announced an event to mark the retirement of the prominent scholar Dr. Paul Millett .


Read more at: Greek Dialogues Online - Early writing systems and practices in Greece and beyond

Greek Dialogues Online - Early writing systems and practices in Greece and beyond

Tuesday, 14 September, 2021 - 18:30 to 19:30

Fascinating insights into the phenomenon of writing, and its creators, in and around the eastern Mediterranean during the 2nd and 1st millennia BC.


Read more at: Weaving Histories: Margaret Kenna and Anafi
Margaret E Kenna in Anafi

Weaving Histories: Margaret Kenna and Anafi

22 June 2021

"Weaving Histories: Margaret Kenna and Anafi, " exhibition of the work of anthropologist and researcher, Margaret Kenna begins on Sunday 27th June 2021 in Athens.


Read more at: Whoops, Acropolis! New paths on the Sacred Rock cement opinions.
The Acropolis at Night - Spirosparas, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Whoops, Acropolis! New paths on the Sacred Rock cement opinions.

10 June 2021

Plans to add a network of concrete paths on The Acropolis are proving controversial


Read more at: In Search of the Lost Greek Infinitive in Anatolia

In Search of the Lost Greek Infinitive in Anatolia

8 June 2021

Investigating the ancient, endangered Greek dialect of the Pontus