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...
Δεκάξι ιστορίες από τα Καμίνια, τη Νίκαια, τη Δραπετσώνα. Από τον ντόκο των Κρητικών, από το ουζερί "Υπάρχω", από το φουγάρο της ΔΕΗ στο Κερατσίνι. Ιστορίες για τράπεζες που παίρνουν...
For more than a decade, Artemis Leontis has carried out a recovery project researching and writing the life of Eva Palmer Sikelianos, publishing her biography in 2019. Leontis knew Palmer...
Local Greek women’s costumes are impressive because of their wide variety and large number of local variations. A more methodical analysis can bring to the surface certain common characteristics and...