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CLOSEThe Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is dedicated to the study of the political, economic, social, cultural, and environmental history of the Greek world and the wider regions where Hellenism has flourished, from prehistoric antiquity to the present day.
The Institute was established in 2012 through the merger of the three humanities research institutes of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (CGRA, CBR, andCINR), the oldest research centers in Greece devoted exclusively to historical and philological studies.
The IHR carries out research and educational activities that focus on historical documentation and interpretation, the production and dissemination of new knowledge, and the training of emerging scholars. In doing so, it contributes both to national self-understanding and to the international scholarly presence of Greece.
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Ottoman/Post-Byzantine/Neohellenic? The arts of the Greeks after Byzantium
The discussion (in English) will feature Anna Ballian (Benaki Museum) and Anastasia Drandaki (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Benaki Museum), moderated by Elias Kolovos (National Hellenic Research Foundation).
May 05, 2026
20:00
Demos Center, ACG
This volume reflects the outcomes of an international symposium held in April 2021, itself the result of a research project launched in 2016 that aimed to unravel the hidden codes embedded in performance and performativity within the written and visual sources of the Late Antique and Byzantine periods.
Ο παρών τόμος αποτελεί έκδοση των πρακτικών της επιστημονικής διημερίδας που πραγματοποιήθηκε στον Μυστρά στις 24-25 Νοεμβρίου 2023 και περιλαμβάνει δεκαέξι μελέτες.
In this podcast, Christina Kokkinia, Director of Research of the Institute of Historical Studies, talks about the importance of roman inscriptions, especially in the period between 1st and 3rd centuries CE. What kind of texts are they inscribed on stone? What is the so-called “epigraphic habit”? What kind of information do inscriptions provide for the governance of the Roman empire? What was the relationship between local elites and Roman government? Did local audiences read the inscriptions?
The ARNAC (Algorithms, Roads, and Narratives: Navigating Ancient Crete) Project is carried out at the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, with Vyron Antoniadis as Principal Investigator, and is funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.). The Project studies the ancient roads of Crete, exploring how they connected people, places, and stories across the island’s past, drawing on digital methods, spatial analysis, archaeological data, and evidence from anthropological research.
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) invites expressions of interest from researchers wishing to apply for the “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowship” Programme of the European Commission. Successful candidates will undertake a research stay of 12 to 24 months in Athens, Greece, fully funded by the Programme. During this period, fellows will be hosted in the premises of the Institute at Athens and supervised by a member of the Institute’s research staff. We welcome proposals within our core thematic areas, encompassing Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Byzantine and Latin Dominions Studies, and Modern Greek and Ottoman Studies.
Στην έκδοση, που αποτελεί τον δεύτερο τόμο του σχετικού ευρύτερου έργου, παρουσιάζονται τα εφυαλωμένα αγγεία (τα bacini) που είναι εντοιχισμένα στις όψεις πολυάριθμων ναών της περιφερειακής ενότητας Λασιθίου. Τα αγγεία εντοπίστηκαν στο πλαίσιο του ερευνητικού προγράμματος: «Εντοιχισμένα αγγεία σε βυζαντινές και μεταβυζαντινές εκκλησίες του ελληνικού χώρου: ένα ηλεκτρονικό corpus».
In this podcast, Christos Chrysanthopoulos, Special Scientific Member of the Institute of Historical Research, talks about the life and work of Theo Angelopoulos.
What is New Greek Cinema? What was the impact of Theo Angelopoulos for the Greek and World cinema? What was Angelopoulos’ relation with post-war Greek history and society? What were Angelopoulos’ work themes? What happened in Florina in 1990 during the filming of Τhe Suspended Step of the Stork? How important is the archive of Theo Angelopoulos for the study of his work?
Events
Performing and Healing in Antiquity
The workshop explores the relationship between ritual and therapy in the ancient world, highlighting how diverse healing practices and rituals share a deeply performative nature.
09:30
French School in Athens
Performing and Healing in Antiquity
The workshop explores the relationship between ritual and therapy in the ancient world, highlighting how diverse healing practices and rituals share a deeply performative nature.
09:30
French School in Athens
Ottoman/Post-Byzantine/Neohellenic? The arts of the Greeks after Byzantium
The discussion (in English) will feature Anna Ballian (Benaki Museum) and Anastasia Drandaki (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Benaki Museum), moderated by Elias Kolovos (National Hellenic Research Foundation).
20:00
Demos Center, ACG
Ottoman/Post-Byzantine/Neohellenic? The arts of the Greeks after Byzantium
The discussion (in English) will feature Anna Ballian (Benaki Museum) and Anastasia Drandaki (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Benaki Museum), moderated by Elias Kolovos (National Hellenic Research Foundation).
20:00
Demos Center, ACG
This year’s numismatic seminar will be held in hybrid mode. The aim of the seminar is to demonstrate the strength of the numismatic research in Greece by pointing out the links and interactions of the discipline with history and archaeology.
Organised by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and the École française d’Athènes (EFA).
19:00
French School in Athens, (6 Didotou str.) & Online
This year’s numismatic seminar will be held in hybrid mode. The aim of the seminar is to demonstrate the strength of the numismatic research in Greece by pointing out the links and interactions of the discipline with history and archaeology.
Organised by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and the École française d’Athènes (EFA).
19:00
French School in Athens, (6 Didotou str.) & Online
Muhabbet is an initiative aiming at bringing together scholars, students, and people interested in the shared social history and cultural heritage of the East Mediterranean. We wish to hold discussions about our common legacies in an informal and friendly environment, like that of the coffeehouses, which originated in the Ottoman East Mediterranean, where people used to come together to develop amicable conversations called muhabbet.
The initiative is endorsed by the Demos Center, the Institute of Hellenic Culture and Liberal Arts, ACG; the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
Muhabbet is an initiative aiming at bringing together scholars, students, and people interested in the shared social history and cultural heritage of the East Mediterranean. We wish to hold discussions about our common legacies in an informal and friendly environment, like that of the coffeehouses, which originated in the Ottoman East Mediterranean, where people used to come together to develop amicable conversations called muhabbet.
The initiative is endorsed by the Demos Center, the Institute of Hellenic Culture and Liberal Arts, ACG; the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
Διοργάνωση: Τομέας Βυζαντινών Ερευνών (ΤΒΕ/ΙΙΕ)
Online
Διοργάνωση: Τομέας Βυζαντινών Ερευνών (ΤΒΕ/ΙΙΕ)
Online
The Seminars on Greek and Roman Antiquity aim at presenting the most recent findings of research on the ancient Greek and Roman World, as well as on the wider region of the Eastern Mediterranean. They aspire to engage all disciplines relating to the study of the ancient world, focusing both on the written sources and on the material evidence, through the participation of experienced as well as younger scholars.
Co-organised by the Institute of Historical Research of the NHRF, the Department of History and Archaeology of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and the École Française d’Athènes.
October 2025 – June 2026
French School in Athens (6 Didotou str., Athens) & Online
The Seminars on Greek and Roman Antiquity aim at presenting the most recent findings of research on the ancient Greek and Roman World, as well as on the wider region of the Eastern Mediterranean. They aspire to engage all disciplines relating to the study of the ancient world, focusing both on the written sources and on the material evidence, through the participation of experienced as well as younger scholars.
Co-organised by the Institute of Historical Research of the NHRF, the Department of History and Archaeology of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and the École Française d’Athènes.
October 2025 – June 2026
French School in Athens (6 Didotou str., Athens) & Online
Νοοτροπίες, συναισθήματα και δίκτυα επικοινωνίας ουμανιστών και καλλιτεχνών στο Βυζάντιο και στην Ιταλία την περίοδο της «Αναγέννησης» (13ος-16ος αι.)
February 18 – June 03, 2026
On Wednesdays, 16.00-18.00
University of Athens Historical Archive
Νοοτροπίες, συναισθήματα και δίκτυα επικοινωνίας ουμανιστών και καλλιτεχνών στο Βυζάντιο και στην Ιταλία την περίοδο της «Αναγέννησης» (13ος-16ος αι.)
February 18 – June 03, 2026
On Wednesdays, 16.00-18.00
University of Athens Historical Archive
Lecture Series in Byzantine History, literature, art and archaeology
Organised by: Kostis Smyrlis, Marina Koumanoudi and Stratis Papaioannou
Institute of Historical Research, NHRF
18:00
Princeton Athens Center
Lecture Series in Byzantine History, literature, art and archaeology
Organised by: Kostis Smyrlis, Marina Koumanoudi and Stratis Papaioannou
Institute of Historical Research, NHRF
18:00
Princeton Athens Center
Recent publications
Strapped for Cash: Needy Soldiers, Reluctant Authorities
Studies on Military Payments in Greek and Roman Antiquity
Edited by: Panagiotis P. Iossif, Evangeline Markou
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
Nationalist Movements and Philhellenism
Proceedings of the International Conference, 4-6 February 2021
Edited by: Sophia Matthaiou, Alexandra Sfoini, Maria Christina Chatziioannou
Archaeology of Colour
Technical Art History Studies in Greek and Roman Painting and Polychromy
Edited by: Hariclia Brecoulaki
The economy in the years of the Revolution
Proceedings of International Conference, 1-2 October 2021
Edited by: Dimitris Dimitropoulos, Maria Christina Chatziioannou
At the Sources of European Poetry in Roman and in Frankish Lands
Epic and Lyric Poetry, Romances (IX-XIV Centuries)
Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos
Press Releases
The National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) announces that two major research projects of the Institute of Historical Research, have received grants by the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy for the year 2026. These projects are “Underwater Archaeological Research in Kasos and Karpathos” and “Defining Ancient Coastlines in Kimolos and Melos”.
The National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) announces that two major research projects of the Institute of Historical Research, have received grants by the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy for the year 2026. These projects are “Underwater Archaeological Research in Kasos and Karpathos” and “Defining Ancient Coastlines in Kimolos and Melos”.
The National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) announces the receipt of a grant for the research project Byzantine and Latin-dominated Tenos: Old and new archaeological data of the Institute of Historical Research, funded by the General Secretariat of the Aegean and Island Policy for 2026.
The National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) announces the receipt of a grant for the research project Byzantine and Latin-dominated Tenos: Old and new archaeological data of the Institute of Historical Research, funded by the General Secretariat of the Aegean and Island Policy for 2026.
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.
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.
The AmphiPoly research project aims to scientifically document the reconstruction of the monument’s original appearance, including its polychromy and iconography, in all its chronological phases. Digital, three-dimensional representation and aesthetic restoration is implemented, based on archaeometric measurements, digital tools, and historical-archaeological research.
The AmphiPoly research project aims to scientifically document the reconstruction of the monument’s original appearance, including its polychromy and iconography, in all its chronological phases. Digital, three-dimensional representation and aesthetic restoration is implemented, based on archaeometric measurements, digital tools, and historical-archaeological research.
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