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CLOSEThe Section of Byzantine Research of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) was established in 1960 as the Center for Byzantine Research (CBR), with the mission of advancing research and fostering awareness of the history and culture of Byzantium and medieval Hellenism. Its research activities are organised within specific thematic areas into specialised projects that encompass a wide range of fields and disciplines. The relevant studies draw on evidence from literary and archival sources, works of art, and archaeological findings. The projects also investigate Byzantium’s interactions with medieval Europe, the Balkans, and the wider Eastern Mediterranean.
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Διοργάνωση: Τομέας Βυζαντινών Ερευνών (ΤΒΕ/ΙΙΕ)
November 04, 2025 - May 28, 2026
Online
Lecture Series in Byzantine History, literature, art and archaeology
Organised by: Kostis Smyrlis, Marina Koumanoudi and Stratis Papaioannou
Institute of Historical Research, NHRF
February 16 - June 22, 2026
18:00
Princeton Athens Center
In this podcast, Nikos Tsivikis, Associate Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about the city of Messene during the period of Late Antiquity, that is in the period between the 3rd and 7th century CE. Was Messene one of the biggest cities in the Peloponnese? What was the relationship between the Messenian elite and Roman administration? What was the impact of the great earthquake of July 365 on the city and its inhabitants? What happens with the coming of Christianity? Can we witness a period of decline during the 5th and 6th centuries? What was the everyday life of the inhabitants? What happens when the Slavs come to the area in the 7th century?
Maritime Crossroads: Early Christianity and the Sea Routes of the Southwestern Peloponnese
Nikolaos Tsivikis, Section of Byzantine Research, IHR | NHRF
Early Christianity in Greece (ECG) Conference
March 12, 2026
13:30
Academy of Athens
March 31, 2026
Events Hall, Section of Pharmacognosy & Chemistry of Natural Products (Museum), Department of Pharmacy
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Maritime Crossroads: Early Christianity and the Sea Routes of the Southwestern Peloponnese
Nikolaos Tsivikis, Section of Byzantine Research, IHR | NHRF
Early Christianity in Greece (ECG) Conference
13:30
Academy of Athens
Maritime Crossroads: Early Christianity and the Sea Routes of the Southwestern Peloponnese
Nikolaos Tsivikis, Section of Byzantine Research, IHR | NHRF
Early Christianity in Greece (ECG) Conference
13:30
Academy of Athens
Events Hall, Section of Pharmacognosy & Chemistry of Natural Products (Museum), Department of Pharmacy
Events Hall, Section of Pharmacognosy & Chemistry of Natural Products (Museum), Department of Pharmacy
Διοργάνωση: Τομέας Βυζαντινών Ερευνών (ΤΒΕ/ΙΙΕ)
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Διοργάνωση: Τομέας Βυζαντινών Ερευνών (ΤΒΕ/ΙΙΕ)
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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
Recent publications
At the Sources of European Poetry in Roman and in Frankish Lands
Epic and Lyric Poetry, Romances (IX-XIV Centuries)
Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos
Methoni and its Region from Antiquity to Modern Times: Archaeological and Historical Approaches
Proceedings of a Two-day Scientific Conference. Methoni, May 16th-17th 2015
Edited by: Angeliki Panopoulou
Ceramics in plain sight: The bacini of the churches of Crete
“Reflections” of the late medieval and the early modern material culture of the island. Volume I: The Regional Unit of Chania
Anastasia G. Yangaki
Edited by: Vassiliki N. Vlyssidou
Edited by: Ilias Anagnostakis, Evangelia Balta
Konstantinos Amantos: Mentor, Scholar, Citizen
Proceedings of the Scientific Symposium, Chios, May 6-8, 2016
Main page image: Cod. Patm. 29, late 9th or early 10th c., containing works of Basil of Caesarea. Detail from the headpiece on f. 2r. / Photograph: Giannis Voulgarakis. © Holy Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos. By permission of the monastery for non-commercial use exclusively on the IHR / NHRF site.