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	Byzantine Studies Lectures \| 2025 Organised by the Section of Byzantine Research (SBR/IHR) Seminars on Greek and Roman Antiquity 2024-2025 Numismatic meetings 2024-2025 Laboratory of Digital Historical Cartography at the Institute of Historical Research Muhabbet: East Mediterranean Conversations Monthly, January-May 2025 \| 19:00 EET

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05
March
2025

Muhabbet: East Mediterranean Conversations
"Greek Revolution in Ottoman History"
E. Kolovos and Ş. Ilıcak

Organized by: The Institute of Hellenic Culture and Liberal Arts, The American College of Greece, the Ottoman History Program at the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, and the Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

19:00 EET // The Demos Center - The American College of Greece, Ipitou 17B, Plaka, Athens
Programme & Registration
06
March
2025

K. Smyrlis, "Byzantine lords as taxpayers and tax collectors in the Palaiologan period (1259–1345)"
Séminaire Histoire de la période paléologue
17:00 // Paris, Sorbonne
06
March
2025

G. Merianos, Παρουσίαση του βιβλίου του Βασίλειου Σύρου, "Το Βυζάντιο ανάμεσα σε δυτικές πόλεις και ανατολικές αυτοκρατορίες"
18:30 // Armos Publishing House, Athens (11 Mavrokordatou, Athens)
07
March
2025

Graduate Seminar “Chemical Residues”
A. Creager, Κ. Tampakis, Th. Arampatzis
Princeton Athens Center
11
March
2025

Seminars on Greek and Roman Antiquity 2024-2025
"Terpni 2022-2024, trois années de recherches dans la vallée du Strymon"
Laurianne Sève École française d’Athènes & Dimitra Malamidou Éphorie des Antiquités de Serrès

Organised by the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and the French School in Athens
19:00 EET // French School at Athens (6 Didotou str.) & Online

Registration is required to attend online: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HfRk6T4HQQu9YFLgYcIA3g#/registration
14
March
2025

G. Merianos, "Metallurgy, Minting, and Alchemy: Insights into the Exchanges between Byzantium and the Islamic World"
Translation and Transmission of Arabo-Byzantine Texts Conference, 13-15.03.2025
14:00 session // École française de Rome
14
March
2025

The War of the Archons: Greek Deluxe Manuscript Production in Early Modern Wallachia
Ovidiu Olar (PhD, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Παρίσι)
The lecture will be delivered in English.

Co-organised by the Historical and Palaeographical Archives of National Bank Cultural Foundation , the Section of Neohellenic Research of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR / National Hellenic Research Foundation), and the Institute for Habsburg and Balkan Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

18:00 EET // Historical and Palaeographical Archives of National Bank Cultural Foundation (3 P. Skouze St.)
17
March
2025

Numismatic meetings 2024-2025
"Coin Hoards from the Excavation at Tenea"
Constantinos Lagos, Hellenic Air Force Academy

Organised by the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and the French School in Athens
18:30 EET // Historical Archive of the University of Athens (45 Skoufa str.) & Online
17
March
2025

Byzantine Studies Lectures
"Why Such a Rare Species? The Byzantine Cartularies"
Olivier Delouis, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
18:00 EET // Princeton Athens Center (3 Timarchou srt., 11634 Athens) & Online

Zoom link to attend online: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T16YaXcESEOStNLn59w5gg
To attend the lecture in person registration is required until 16.03 at the following link: https://forms.gle/Pseau88P6PEPkTvs7
26
March
2025

D. Dimitropoulos, «Επίσημα κείμενα, επιτηδευμένος λόγος, ακατέργαστη γραφή. Μια λυσιτελής αντίφαση στα χρόνια της ελληνικής επανάστασης»
Colloquium for Modern Greek Studies, Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, University of Cyprus, Postgraduate Program in Modern Greek Studies
18:30 // Amphitheatre “Filippos Tsimpoglou”, University of Cyprus Library, Nicosia
28-29
March
2025

E. Kolovos, "The Importance of the Keşif Defterleri as a source for Architectural History: The Ottoman Masterplan for the Reuse of the Inner Fortress of Yanya/Ioannina after the Siege of Ali Pasha and Its implementation (1843-44)"
SEABORD PROJECT WORKSHOP Restoring the Past: Ottoman Fortresses Through Archival and Architectural Insights
09:45 // The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia
28
March
2025

A. Papaeti, «Catch 22: Επισφάλεια, ερευνητικές χρηματοδοτήσεις και επαγγελματικές προοπτικές»
Two-day Conference “Are the Humanities and Social Sciences relevant to us? People, Institutions, Society, Democracy”, co-organised by the Research Centre for the Humanities (RCH) and the University of Crete Research Center (UCRC) for the Humanities, the Social & Education Studies
09:45 // Auditorium “Ioannis Drakopoulos”, Central Building of Athens University, Panepistimiou 30, Athens

International Recognition for the National Hellenic Research Foundation’s Documentary entitled "Diving in Aegean History"
The National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) is proud to announce the international recognition of the documentary "Diving in Aegean History", which has been screened and awarded at eleven major film festivals worldwide. This eleven-minute short film highlights groundbreaking underwater archaeological research conducted in the South Aegean, unveiling the hidden history of ancient shipwrecks and maritime navigation.
Research Grants awarded to the Institute of Historical Research for the implementation of three research projects in the Aegean
The National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) announces the receipt of three grants for three significant research projects of the Institute of Historical Research, funded by the General Secretariat of the Aegean and Island Policy. These projects are part of the broader effort to promote scientific research and cultural heritage in the island regions of Tenos, Kasos, Karpathos, and Kimolos.
Laboratory of Digital Historical Cartography at the Institute of Historical Research
The Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (IHR/NHRF) launches a Laboratory of Digital Historical Cartography. The new Laboratory, utilizing the applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), aims to produce original, primarily digital, thematic maps, which will present information from diverse historical and archaeological sources in a documented, comprehensible, and aesthetically refined manner, with the capability to cover the entire chronological spectrum of Greek history.
Press Release [pdf] | Information Leaflet [pdf]
Joint postdoctoral fellowship for 2025-2026 in Hellenic Studies offered by the CHS & the Institute of Historical Research
Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) and the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) of the National Hellenic Research Foundation in Athens offer a joint residential postdoctoral fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The program aims to support researchers in the areas of ancient history, epigraphy, numismatics, and classical archaeology (especially color studies, iconography, funerary archaeology and GIS) and whose project would benefit from use of both the CHS and IHR infrastructure as well as access to material in and around Athens (e.g. archives, artifacts, archaeological sites).
Application deadline: Saturday, November 16, 2024
The National Hellenic Research Foundation participates in the European Heritage Days 2024 with the screening of the documentary "Diving in Aegean History"
The documentary presents the first systematic research of Kasos island marine area, which until recently has been archaeologically uncharted. During the research project, ten shipwrecks were identified as well as a large number of individual finds (vases, amphorae, etc.). The maritime archaeological research confirmed the important position of Kasos island in the Aegean passages and enriched maritime history of the south-eastern Aegean. The screening will take place on 29.09 at 12.30 p.m. at Mikrokosmos Cinema and will be complemented with lectures by contributors to the maritime archaeological research in Kasos.
New Publication of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR/NHRF)
Strapped for Cash. Needy Soldiers, Reluctant Authorities. Studies on Military Payments in Greek and Roman Antiquity.
Edited by: Panagiotis P. Iossif, Evangeline Markou
New Publication of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR/NHRF)
Peloponnesian Senate. A political institution of the Greek Revolution, Conference Proceedings, Tripoli and Stadio Tegeas, 6-8 November 2020.
Edited by: Dimitris Dimitropoulos, Vassilis Panayotopoulos, Maria Christina Chatziioannou
Underwater archaeological research in Kasos - Video
Α video production by AORI FILMS showcasing the Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project, a collaborative effort between the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Greek Ministry of Culture.
Watch the video | Project website: https://kasosproject.com/
Professor Olivier Picard (1940-2023)
It was with great sadness that we were informed of the abrupt death of Professor Olivier Picard (1940-2023) who passed away on September 1, 2023 surrounded by friends and colleagues in his beloved Thasos.
New Publication of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR/NHRF)
ΑΝΤΙΔΩΡΟΝ. La monnaie grecque entre guerre et commerce. Mélanges de numismatique, d’épigraphie et d’histoire offerts à Olivier Picard || Greek Coinage between War and Trade. Papers on Numismatics, Epigraphy and History Offered to Olivier Picard, ΜΕΛΕΤΗΜΑΤΑ 85, Εvangéline Markou, Sélénè E. Psôma (eds), Athènes 2023.
Underwater archaeological research in Kasos 2022-2023 | Institute of Historical Studies, Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity
As part of the second three-year research project (2022-2024), the Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project is excited to announce its fifth year of exploration in Kasos Island, commencing this October 2023. The project, conducted in collaboration with the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture and the Institute of Historical Research of the National Research Foundation (Scientific Coordinator Charikleia Papageorgiadou), is led by the archaeologists Dionysios Evangelistis (EUA) and Xanthie Argiris (IHR/NHRF).
International Conference «GIS in Crete: Archaeological Questions and Computational Answers» - Call for papers
The Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Department of Archaeology at Ghent University are delighted to announce an upcoming International Conference entitled "GIS in Crete: Archaeological Questions and Computational Answers", which will take place in Athens on 30-31 May 2024. We cordially encourage researchers interested in participating in the conference to submit abstracts in English (maximum 250 words) for a 20-minute presentation by 27 October 2023.
Press Release | The Hunt Frieze of the Tomb of Philip II at Aigai (Vergina): Investigation of ancient colour using cutting-edge technologies.
Institute of Historical Research, Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity

Τhe first phase of the interdisciplinary, non-destructive scientific investigation of the Hunt Frieze that adorns the façade of the Tomb of Philip II took place at the archaeological site of Aigai (UNESCO monument), from 8 to 27 March 2023. The study is part of the research project ReVis, funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI).
4th Summer School on Ancient Greek and Roman Numismatics
After a long pause, the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation is pleased to announce the organisation of the fourth Summer School on Ancient Greek and Roman Numismatics, to take place at its premises in Athens, from June 27th to July 7th 2023.
Award “Avrilia Komninou” of the Academy of Athens for 2022 to Anastasia Yangaki, Research Director at IHR/NHRF
Anastasia Yangaki, Research Director at the Section of Byzantine Research of the Institute of Historical Research, received by the Academy of Athens the “Avrilia Komninou” Award of the Section of Letters and Fine Arts, for her study entitled: “'Speaking Ceramics': The Bacini as Containers of Hidden Messages and Expressions of Memory”.
The American Numismatic Society honored Dr. Sophia D. Kremydi, Research Director (SGRA/IHR), with the 2021 Huntington Award
Dr. Sophia Kremydi, Research Director at the Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity of the Institute of Historical Research, was bestowed the highest honor of the American Numismatic Society, the 2021 Archer Milton Huntington Medal Award, for outstanding contribution to Numismatics. The medal was presented by the Society’s President, Dr. Ute Wartenberg, at a ceremony that took place in Athens on the 15th of June 2022. After the presentation Dr. Kremydi delivered the Silvia Mani Hurter Lecture on “Issuing Authority and Legal Tender in the Hellenistic World”.
The video is available at: https://numismatics.org/2021-huntington-award/
Completion of the first digital map of Greece within its administrative boundaries of 1940
As part of the research project “Database of German military and paramilitary units in Greece 1941-1944/45” and within the framework of an international collaboration between the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), the University of Osnabrück and the Greek National Center for Social Research (EKKE), the first digital map of Greece within its administrative boundaries of 1940 is now being created.

Press Release | Pressemitteilung
Two awards of the Academy of Athens for the Institute of Historical Research
“People in Motion: Entangled Histories of Displacement across the Mediterranean (1492-1923)” – COST Action 18140
Antigoni Zournatzi, Director of Research at the Institute of Historical Research/SGRA, participates in the international research network “People in Motion: Entangled Histories of Displacement across the Mediterranean (1492-1923)” – COST Action 18140. This four years project addresses entangled histories of displacement of people, as well as accompanying objects, writings and ideas, within and from the Mediterranean from the fifteenth to the twentieth century.
Launch of the research project “Database of German military and paramilitary units in Greece 1941-1944/45”
Press Release [pdf]
Research project “Cypriot connectivity in the Mediterranean from the Late Bronze Age to the end of the classical period” (CyCoMed)
Presentation and short description of the research project “Cypriot connectivity in the Mediterranean from the Late Bronze Age to the end of the classical period” (CyCoMed) at the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project
Research results for the Kasos Maritime Archaeological Project.
Getty Research Institute Scholar grant to Dr. Antigoni Zournatzi, Research Director of IHR/NHRF
Dr. Antigoni Zournatzi was awarded a Getty Research Institute Scholar grant (April-June 2019)
12th International Congress on Medieval and Modern Period Mediterranean Ceramics, 21-27 October 2018
The Congress is co-organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
Collaboration between the Institute of Historical Research (Section of Byzantine Research) and the Department of History, Culture and Civilization of the University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum-UNIBO
within the framework of the Program BYZART - Byzantine Art and Archaeology Thematic Channel.
Research program «Material Entanglements in the Ancient Mediterranean and Beyond»
Collaboration between NHRF and Johns Hopkins University, funded by the Getty Foundation as part of its Connecting Art Histories initiative.
Dr P. Paschidis and Dr M. Kalaitzi of the IHR/NHRF, as well as Prof. M. Hatzopoulos (emeritus) participate in the project "Beyond the Borders. The History and Archaeology of Northern Greece"
The project aims at investigating the material culture of the ancient regions of Thessaly, Epirus and Macedonia from the Archaic to the early Roman period, by cutting across the modern territorial borders of Greece, Albania and FYROM.
“Institutional economic networks in the Mediterranean 18th-19th centuries” Course
The course “Institutional economic networks in the Mediterranean 18th-19th centuries” is offered in the framework of the Program of Postgraduate Studies of Department of Political Science and History at Panteion University. The course is conducted by the researchers of the Institute of Historical Research: Maria Christina Chatziioannou, Dimitris Dimitropoulos and George Koutzakiotis, and will be held during the spring semester 2016 in the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
Electronic Database on the Social History of Byzantium "Byzantinon metron tyhes"
The database was implemented within the framework of the Operational Program "Education and Lifelong Learning".
Visit the database: http://byzmettyhes.gr/
“Inscriptions and Coins: New Documents from Ancient Macedonia” (InCoMac)
InCoMac, a Project of the Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity (KERA/Institute of Historical Research) about “Inscriptions and Coins: New Documents from Ancient Macedonia”, ARISTEIA I
The Silver Coinage of the Kings of Cyprus: Numismatics and History in the Archaic and Classical Periods, 6th to 4th centuries BC ("SilCoinCy", Action ARISTEIA II) (E. Markou)
Visit the research project’s website: Kyprios Character
Press Release | Underwater archaeological research at the northeast area of Delos (2014-15)
Underwater archaeological research at the northeast area of Delos (2014-15), a collaboration of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) with the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities.
Presentation of the Institute of Historical Research
The Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, was presented on the website “Academic and Research Excellence” supported by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.
Research Project Funding
SilCoinCy - "The Silver Coinage of the Kings of Cyprus: Numismatics and History in the Archaic and Classical Periods (6th to 4th centuries BC)” - Action ARISTEIA II
SGRA/NHRF is the host institution of the program Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF), entitled UrbaNetworks (Grant Agreement n° PIEF-GA-2012-331969).
Principal investigator of the project: Mantha Zarmakoupi. In charge of the project: Sophia Zoumbaki (Research Director). Website of the program: http://urbanetworks.wordpress.com
Underwater survey of the north east area of Delos in the context of the program UrbaNetworks
The National Hellenic Research Foundation conducted in cooperation with the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities an underwater survey of the north east area of Delos in the context of the program UrbaNetworks. [Press release of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports]
The "Order of the Merit" (Liyakat Nişanı) has been awarded to Evangelia Balta, Research Director of IHR/NHRF
The "Order of the Merit" (Liyakat Nişanı) award from the Republic of Turkey is this year awarded to Evangelia Balta (Research Director, National Hellenic Research Foundation) for her contribution to the field of Ottoman Studies. The award ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace of the Turkish Republic (Çankaya Köşkü) on 11 June 2014
Distinction of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR/NHRF)
As a result of the recent evaluation, the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation has been classified as first among the Greek Institutes of Social Sciences and eleventh among the Research Institutes of all disciplines of the country.
The "ALLIER DE HAUTEROCHE 2013" has been awarded to Evangeline Markou, Associate Researcher of IHR/NHRF
The ALLIER DE HAUTEROCHE 2013 of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, has been awarded to Evangeline Markou, Associate Researcher of NHRF/IHR, for the book E. Markou, L'or des rois de Chypre. Numismatique et Histoire à l'époque classique, ΜΕΛΕΤΗΜΑΤΑ 64, Athens 2011 [ISBN 978-960-7905-55-0].
New electronic platform for the journal of SGRA Tekmeria
The new electronic platform for the journal of SGRA Tekmeria and the new issue 11 (2012) of our journal are now available online (http://tekmeria.org/index.php/tekmiria).