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Mina Moraitou, “‘Mr. Byzantoine et ses amis’: Antonis Benakis and the Art Scene of Alexandria”
Antonis Benakis was born in Egypt into a Greek family with a strong sense of duty towards society. He maintained close ties with the homeland and had, as all Greeks did,...
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George Manginis, “‘For the Benefit of the Nation’: A Collection of Chinese Art for Greece”
George Aristides Eumorfopoulos (1863-1939), was a British collector of Chinese, Korean and Near Eastern art. He was born at 43 Bedford Street South, Mount Pleasant, Merseyside, the son of Aristides...
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Irini Papageorgiou, “Rites of Passage: The Wedding Rituals in Classical Athens”
Irini Papageorgiou is Curator of the Department of Prehistoric, Ancient Greek, and Roman Collections at the Benaki Museum To receive a Zoom link for this lecture, please RSVP to hellenic@humnet.ucla.edu
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Kouvenda
Join us for Kouvenda. For Zoom link, materials, and further information, please contact Associate Director, Dr. Simos Zenios (szenios@humnet.ucla.edu). 5-6 pm: virtual language table for students of Modern Greek and...
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Celebrating Hellenic Authors: Linda Reid and Deborah Shlian
Authors Linda Reid & Deborah Shlian discuss their most recent book, Deep Waters. For centuries, an ancient shipwreck in azure Greek waters has concealed an astonishing truth. The drowning of...
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Celebrating Hellenic Authors: Louis Anastas
Louis Anastas discusses his recent book, Zeus Rising. Zeus is living anonymously in the hills of Los Angeles when he gets an unexpected marriage proposal, which triggers a mid-life crisis....
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Celebrating Hellenic Authors: Constance M. Constant
Constance (Connie) Constant discusses her book, American Kid: Nazi Occupied Greece through a Child’s Eyes Many books written about WWII come to us primarily from generals, prime ministers, diplomats, and...
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Celebrating Hellenic Authors: Jim Birakos
Jim Birakos discusses his recent book, Unlucky Tuesday: Will Civilization Die on a Tuesday? On a tragic Tuesday, Al-Qaeda terrorists plowed into the Twin Towers. On a shameful Tuesday, Ottoman...
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Gelina Harlaftis, “Creating Global Shipping: From the Vagliano Brothers to Aristotle Onassis”
by ZoomThe lecture is based on the author's recent book, Creating Global Shipping: Aristotle Onassis, the Vagliano Brothers and the Business of Shipping, c.1820-1970 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019). It explores...
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Mary E. Voyatzis, “Exploring Sacred Landscapes in the Mountains of Arcadia”
The mountainous region of Arcadia, situated in the heart of the Peloponnese, has attracted considerable interest and attention since antiquity. Many ancient authors described Arcadia in detail, discussing its rich...
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Konstantinos Zachos, “Excavations at the Victory Monument of Octavian Augustus at Nikopolis, Epiros: A Monument that Marks the Turning Point in the History of the Ancient World”
On September 2, 31 BC, Octavian’s forces defeat those of Mark Antony and the queen of Egypt Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece. The battle is known as the...