The Center for Hellenic Studies

The Center for Hellenic Studies

Helping educators, researchers, and the general public rediscover the humanism of the ancient Greeks.

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“Dream Maker and Heart Breaker” – Engendering Epic in Kings

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A Harvard International Center that unites the humanistic pursuits of the CHS with the homeland of Hellenism.

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Tragedy Today

On Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., please join us for an episode of Ancient Greece Today, a new podcast to be launched by CHS in Spring 2026! Hosted by Naomi Weiss (Professor of the Classics, Harvard University). Read more

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Spring Symposium 2025

Please join us on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 for presentations from our Early Career fellows, Evgenia Tsafou, Angelos Gkotsinas, Sergios Menelaou, Georgios Koukovasilis, and Artemi Papandritsa, as well as a paper from fellow in Philhellenism, Chrysa Theologou. Read more

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Curated Articles

The Epic Hero

To refer to this work, please cite it this way: Nagy, G. 2006. “The Epic Hero,” 2nd ed. (on-line version), http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:Nagy.The_Epic_Hero.2005. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. The 1st ed. (printed version) of “The Epic Hero” appeared in 2005, A Companion to Ancient Epic (ed. J. M. Foley) 71-89. Oxford. In this on-line version, the page-numbers of the printed version are indicated within braces (“{” and “}”). For example, “{69|70}”… Read more

In Person Event

Rethinking the Classics: The Works of James Baldwin and the Exhibit Black Classicists

A panel discussion with Nefertiti Burton, E. Faye Butler, and Caroline Stark Co-presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company  Monday, March 2, 20206:00pm Doors open6:30-8:00pm Panel discussion8:00-9:00pm Reception and viewing of the exhibit, Black Classics: A Mural Mosaic Directions and Visitor Information This event was part of Amen, Baldwin!: A Living Celebration. The event will be live-streamed. The link for the stream will be posted here and on the CHS homepage… Read more

Live Stream, Online Event

Proximity and Politics

Democracy has always been intensely physical. But in an age of social distancing and social media, does it remain important to feel the power of the mass, democratic crowd as an expression of popular will? Join us for a conversation on the importance of physical proximity in democracy, ancient and modern. Read more

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Proximity and Ethics

What is the relationship between physical closeness and the moral life? Does physical closeness matter for the cultivation of a moral life, and how should we think of empathy as a means of bridging the distance between us and them? Explore these questions and more. Read more

PUBLICATIONS

Browse Online Publications

Additional citation information is provided for items in the Hellenic Studies Series,  curated books, curated essays, and primary sources. This page features a full list of our online books, essays, and primary texts. The CHS also produces additional online research publications not listed here: Classics@ Online Journal features dynamic issues, each dedicated to a particular topic, often with guest editors, which provide an in-depth exploration of salient issues… Read more

CHS Learning Module

Learning Ancient Greek

with Professor Leonard Muellner and Belisi Gillespie The following video series provides a guided introduction to the ancient Greek language. The videos are meant to correspond to the textbook Greek: An Intensive Course, 2nd revised edition, by Hardy Hansen and Gerald M. Quinn (New York: Fordham University Press, 1992). The text can be puchased directly from Fordham University Press; portions of the text are available for preview via… Read more

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Fellowships

The CHS offers multiple fellowship opportunities to postdoctoral researchers including Fellowships in Hellenic Studies, the Early Career Fellowships in Hellenic Studies in Greece and Cyprus, Summer Fellowships in Hellenic Studies, and a CHS-Institute of Historical Research Joint Fellowship in Hellenic Studies. Application season opens in the Fall each year.

The Library

The CHS Library collection focuses upon and supports research in all areas of Ancient Hellenic Civilization. Subject coverage includes literature (archaic, classical, Hellenistic and early imperial), history, philosophy, religion, art, archaeology, architecture, epigraphy, papyrology, medicine, mathematics, science and numismatics. Collections in Latin Literature and Roman Studies are less complete, but very useful for comparative purposes and interdisciplinary projects.

Programs

The Center for Hellenic Studies offers programs and experiences for an array of constituents from self-directed students of all ages to specialists in the field of Hellenic Studies, as part of our ongoing commitment to making Classics and Hellenic Studies accessible. Programming includes; workshops, conferences, seminars, and lectures, in addition to internship and grant opportunities.

Publications

As part of its mission of bringing together a variety of research interests centered on Hellenic civilization and sharing them with a wider audience, the Center for Hellenic Studies publishes books, journals, proceedings of colloquia, discussions, databases, lectures, and other materials, both online and in print.

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