Byzantine
Antony Eastmond, Art and Cultural Resistance between Islam and Christianity
Royce Hall, 314 UCLAThe eastern frontier between Islam and Christianity in the thirteenth century was extremely porous: artists, merchants and pilgrims carried ideas and goods across it with ease. The results of this movement are visible in the churches and mosques, monasteries and madrasas that survive in modern territories of Armenia, Georgia and eastern Turkey. These buildings are...
Symposium: A Celebration of International Greek Language Day
Royce Hall, 314 UCLA
Celebrating Faith in Late Byzantium: The Valadoros Epitaphios at the Benaki Museum
This talk, delivered by Professor Anastasia Drandaki, presents the story of the exciting discovery of the Valadoros Epitaphios, a rare, gold-embroidered fourteenth- century epitaphios and a true masterpiece of Byzantine art. The epitaphios is part of the bequest of the siblings Anastasios and Maria Valadoros, which includes more than 300 icons and a large number...
Nikos Panou, “Slaying the Dragon: Byzantine Survivals in the Greek War of Independence”
by ZoomThe lecture will focus on an aspect of the Greek War of Independence that calls for answers to questions as basic as they are elusive. What role did the Byzantine heritage play in conceptualizing, representing, or animating the struggle against the Ottoman Empire? What strands of Byzantium were foregrounded and through which mechanisms did they...
Anastassios Antonaras, Head of Exhibitions, Communication and Education Department, Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki | “Documenting Diversity in Thessaloniki and Its Hinterlands: Three Archaeological Stories”
by ZoomThis lecture examines the diverse population that lived in Byzantine Thessaloniki and the surrounding area through three case studies: a young girl with African religious beliefs who lived in the late 3rd century, a Slavic lady of the late 8th century, and a group of archers from the 14th - 15th century who were trained...
Maria Pantelia, “Preserving Greek Literature from Homer to Solomos”
Opening remarks by Her Excellency Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the United States. For almost three millennia Greek literature has been preserved in a variety of different media, encompassing inscriptions on stone, papyrus rolls, medieval manuscripts, and, most recently, digital formats. It is a checkered history. Natural disasters, accidents, wars, political and religious upheavals...
Eleni Kefala, “Strangers No More: Constantinople, Tenochtitlan, and the Trauma of the Conquest”
by ZoomThe Byzantines had long dreaded the year 1492. According to their calculations based on the Scriptures, it would bring the end of the world. In an eerie stroke of irony, they were right in their fears. Even though they were slightly off in the timing of the fall of Constantinople into the hands of the...
Byzantine Studies Conference
LuskinWe welcome the Byzantine Studies Association of North America (BSANA) and participants to the 48th Annual Byzantine Studies conference at UCLA! Most conference activities will take place at the Luskin Conference Center and Hotel on the UCLA campus.
Reconsidering the Generation of the 1930s: The Roots and Breadth of Greek Modernism Conference
Royce Hall, 314 UCLAReconsidering the Generation of the 1930s: The Roots and Breadth of Greek Modernism Conference Saturday, November 18, 2023 314 Royce Hall, UCLA 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Conference organized by Sharon Gerstel (UCLA) and Sofia Pitouli (UCLA) Welcome remarks by The Honorable Ioannis Stamatekos, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles. Speakers: Areti Adamopoulou, Professor of...
Cappella Romana
Saint Sophia Cathedral 1324 S Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCappella Romana World première program IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. DEMETRIOS Directed by Alexander Lingas Founder and Director, Cappella Romana A performance presented by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Sunday, October 27, 2024 5:00 PM Running time:...
Byzantine Crime Novels in the Twenty-First Century: From History to Fiction by Panagiotis Agapitos, University of Mainz
Royce Hall, 314 UCLAByzantine Crime Novels in the Twenty-First Century: From History to Fiction A lecture by Panagiotis Agapitos Gutenberg Distinguished Research Fellow, Byzantine Literature University of Mainz Saturday, November 16, 2024 4:00 p.m. 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus Reception to follow RSVP link: https://forms.gle/AMserxQLbWa2exNS9 Event is free but RSVPs are requested. If you are unable to attend...