Category: CULTURE
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Significant statuettes discovered at archaeological site of Aptera
First estimates date the statuettes to the late 1st – early 2nd century AD Archaeological excavations unearthed significant finds at Aptera, Chania on the island of Crete. Two small sized sculptures of about 0.54cm height were discovered, οne of Artemis is made of copper and the second of her brother Apollo was made of marble.…
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Onassis Foundation: Scholarships for Foreigners
22ND ONASSIS FELLOWHIPS PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS 2016-2017 The Foundation announces the twenty-second (22nd) annual Program of scholarships starting on October 1st, 2016 which is addressed to non-Greeks, University Professors of all levels (Ph.D. holders), Postdoctoral Researchers and Ph.D. Candidates.Application Submission Deadline: 26th of February 2016 More information here
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Alexandrian Cosmopolitanism: An Archive
Hala Halim, Alexandrian Cosmopolitanism: An Archive. New York: Fordham University Press, 2013. [This review was originally published in the most recent issue of Arab Studies Journal.] Hala Halim’s book is a provocative and erudite study of the modern European literary discourses that have constructed Alexandria as the exemplary site of what we might call cosmopolitan desire. Following…
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National Archaeological Museum celebrates 150 years of its foundation
The National Archaeological Museum is celebrating 150 years of its foundation. The anniversary is on 3 October 2016 but various and interesting exhibitions will be held, however, throughout the year, as stated by the director, Maria Lagogiannis during the presentations of the impressive 2016 panorama. Among the news that stood out was the proclamation, on 18 May…