A native of Aydin in Asia Minor, Elli Souyioultzoglou-Seraidari–better known by her professional name of Nelly's–was first influenced by German trends in photography. The two main characteristics of her work,...
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,...
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...
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
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
The 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...
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...
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...