Byzantine Studies Lectures | Spring 2026

February 16 - June 22, 2026
18:00

Princeton Athens Center

3 Timarchou street, 116 34 Athens

Programme

Organised by

Kostis Smyrlis, Marina Koumanoudi and Stratis Papaioannou

Institute of Historical Research, NHRF

Lecture Series in Byzantine History, literature, art and archaeology

16 February 2026

Eros in the “Macedonian Renaissance”: Reconsidering Two Byzantine Authors

Theodora Antonopoulou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Registration to attend the lecture online

16 March 2026

State Service and Civic Religion in the 9th–12th Centuries

Leonora Neville, University of Wisconsin–Madison

20 April 2026

The Manuscript Tradition of the Ekthesis Nea (Handbook of the Patriarchal Chancellery), Late 14th to Mid 15th Century

Raúl Estangüi Gómez, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

18 May 2026

Perceptions of the Orient and Crusading Memory in the Works of Marino Sanudo Torsello, William Adam, and Philippe de Mézières

Nikolaos Chrissis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

22 June 2026

Sealing Power in Byzantium: The Social Composition and Cultural Aspects of Seal Holders

Christos Malatras, National Hellenic Research Foundation

In the framework of the collaboration between the IHR/NHRF and the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies (Princeton University), during the renovation of the NHRF building, the lectures will be hosted at the Princeton Athens Center and will also be available via Zoom.