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«Hadrian’s Unifying Spirit: The emperor’s three ‘homelands’ in dialogue. ITALICA – ROME – ATHENS»
Hadrian’s personality combined a variety of elements and balanced both universal and local values, being the ultimate expression of an empire that encompassed diverse cultures, languages, and traditions. The unity of the empire through diversity is evident in his relationship with each of the three cities that can be considered as his ‘homelands’: Italica -his ancestors’ place of origin; Rome -the city where he grew up, the heart of his empire; and Athens -his beloved cultural ‘homeland’ whose citizenship he proudly held about his mid-thirties.
Organised by the Directorate of Prehistoric & Classical Antiquities, Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens (Hellenic Ministry of Culture) and the Institute of Historical Research, Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity, «Roman Attica Project».
November 20, 2025
17:00
Polly Low, Professor of Ancient History, Durham University
This lecture will use a selection of case studies to explore the problem of identifying and analysing ’empire’ and ‘imperialism’ in Classical Greece; a particular aim of the lecture is to show how far the practices and ideologies of the fifth-century ‘Athenian Empire’ dominate not only modern but also ancient models of coercive interstate power.
November 03, 2025
18:00 EET
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
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«Hadrian’s Unifying Spirit: The emperor’s three ‘homelands’ in dialogue. ITALICA – ROME – ATHENS»
Hadrian’s personality combined a variety of elements and balanced both universal and local values, being the ultimate expression of an empire that encompassed diverse cultures, languages, and traditions. The unity of the empire through diversity is evident in his relationship with each of the three cities that can be considered as his ‘homelands’: Italica -his ancestors’ place of origin; Rome -the city where he grew up, the heart of his empire; and Athens -his beloved cultural ‘homeland’ whose citizenship he proudly held about his mid-thirties.
Organised by the Directorate of Prehistoric & Classical Antiquities, Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens (Hellenic Ministry of Culture) and the Institute of Historical Research, Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity, «Roman Attica Project».
November 20, 2025
17:00
Material Entanglements
Towards a New History of Ancient Greek Empire(s)
Polly Low, Professor of Ancient History, Durham University
This lecture will use a selection of case studies to explore the problem of identifying and analysing ’empire’ and ‘imperialism’ in Classical Greece; a particular aim of the lecture is to show how far the practices and ideologies of the fifth-century ‘Athenian Empire’ dominate not only modern but also ancient models of coercive interstate power.
November 03, 2025
18:00 EET
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
Kyprios Character
CyCoMed
Mobility and economic migration in the Mediterranean
ARISTEIA // InCoMac
Mapping Ancient Cultural Encounters in Iran
ReVis
Terpni 2022-2024, trois années de recherches dans la vallée du Strymon
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
Seminars on Greek and Roman Antiquity 2024-2025
Organised by the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and the École Française d’Athènes
March 11, 2025
19:00
Coin Hoards from the Excavation at Tenea
Constantinos Lagos, Hellenic Air Force Academy
Numismatic Meetings 2024-2025
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.
March 17, 2025
18:30
Climascape
All about GOD (Greek Overstrikes Database): what can we learn from the study of coin overstrikes?
François de Callataÿ, Royal Library of Belgium
Numismatic Meetings 2024-2025
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.
June 16, 2025
18:30
Euromos en Carie et les rois de circa 227 à 196
Euromos en Carie et les rois de circa 227 à 196
Denis Rousset, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sciences Historiques et Philologiques
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
May 13, 2025
19:00 EEST
The Pella / 1976 Hoard: New evidence for the dating of the pseudo-Rhodian issues
The Pella / 1976 Hoard: New evidence for the dating of the pseudo-Rhodian issues
Nikos Akamatis Academy of Athens
Sophia Kremydi Institute of Historical Research, NHRF
Organised by: The Department of History and Archaeology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (IHR/NHRF)
May 12, 2025
18:30
Παρουσίαση του βιβλίου “Strapped for Cash. Needy Soldiers, Reluctant Authorities. Studies on Military Payments in Greek and Roman Antiquity” των Παναγιώτη Π. Ιωσήφ και Ευαγγελινής Μάρκου (επιμ.)
Organised by:
The Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Numismatic Museum
Iliou Melathron, El. Venizelou (Panepistimiou) 12, 10671 Athens
“Euromos en Carie et les rois de circa 227 à 196”
Denis Rousset, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sciences Historiques et Philologiques
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
May 13, 2025
19:00 EEST
“The Pella / 1976 Hoard: New evidence for the dating of the pseudo-Rhodian issues”
N. Akamatis- S. Kremydi
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.
May 12, 2025
18:30
“The Acheloos. The fluid border between Aitolia and Akarnania”
Peter Funke, University of Münster
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
April 08, 2025
19:00 EEST
“ReVis – The Aigai Hunt Frieze Revealed”
An interdisciplinary workshop organised by the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation in the framework of the ReVis project “The mural with the hunt from Tafos II at Vergina: an innovative interdisciplinary approach for the study and visualisation of a painting masterpiece of classical antiquity”. The research project (2022-2025) is supported by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation and implemented by the National Research Foundation in collaboration with the NCSR “Demokritos” and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia.
April 05, 2025
09:30 EEST
A preliminary experimental digital print of the reconstruction of the Hunt Frieze from the tomb of Philip II at Aigai, at full scale, will be exhibited at the art space “16 Fokionos Negri”. In the same venue, the original works of the artist Emmanouil Bitsakis will be presented, which were utilized in the reconstruction.
April 09-12, 2025
Constantinos Lagos, Hellenic Air Force Academy
Numismatic meetings 2024-2025
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
March 17, 2025
18:30 EET
“Το ανάκτορο της Πέλλας. Η νομισματική μαρτυρία. Πρώτες διαπιστώσεις”
Χρήστος Γκατζόλης, Εφορία Αρχαιοτήτων Πιερίας/ΥΠΠΟ
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.
February 10, 2025
18:30 EET
Strapped for Cash: Needy Soldiers, Reluctant Authorities
Edited by: Panagiotis P. Iossif, Evangeline Markou
Archaeology of Colour
Edited by: Hariclia Brecoulaki
Lina G. Mendoni and Sophia B. Zoumbaki
ΑΝΤΙΔΩΡΟΝ: La monnaie grecque entre guerre et commerce
Edited by: Εvangéline Markou, Sélénè E. Psôma
Sikyon I: The Urban Survey
Edited by: Yannis A. Lolos
