Graeco-Arabic Studies
by Bink Hallum and Uwe Vagelpohl. Description: Bink Hallum and Uwe Vagelpohl discuss the formation of the Islamic civilisation through translation. Why were nearly all available Greek texts translated into Arabic? How…
by Bink Hallum and Uwe Vagelpohl. Description: Bink Hallum and Uwe Vagelpohl discuss the formation of the Islamic civilisation through translation. Why were nearly all available Greek texts translated into Arabic? How…
by Bijan Omrani. Abstract: Omrani describes the extensive cultural diversity present at the Greek-founded cities in Central Asia; Hellenistic, Persian and Indian inputs have been found in the archaeological record, all…
by J.S. Ubhi. Abstract: Ubhi examines the interpretation and reworking of The Odyssey in the East Iranian world. Published in Antigone. View on the website.
by Katharine Radice Abstract: Radice provides an extremely accessible introduction to Homer’s Illiad, suggesting that this text can be a strong source of self-understanding for those who read it. Published in Antigone.…
by Adrienne Mayor Abstract: Mayor argues that Plato’s Laws imagine an idealised social model, seen as extant amongst the Scythians and the much-renowned Amazons, in which women made equal contribution to the military…
Presented by Olga Levaniouk As part of the Centre for Hellenic Studies’ Online Open House series, guest Olga Levaniouk guides a close reading of passages from Homer’s Odyssey. By analysing and comparing examples of…
Presented by Dan-El Padilla Peralta As part of the Kosmos Society’s Online Open House series, guest Dan-El Padilla Peralta guides the panel through a discussion on waste and the fecal in ancient Greece, drawing on…
Presented by Eunice Kim As part of the Kosmos Society’s Online Open House series, guest Eunice Kim analyses confessions of murder in Homer’s Odyssey. She guides the audience through a close reading of selected passages…
by Kiki Karoglou. Description: The blog discusses the colossal statues in the exhibition Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World. View on The Met.
by Sumi Hansen. Description: Sumi Hansen (Senior Editor, Digital Department) interviews curator Kiki Karoglou concerning the exhibition Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art. View on The Met.