In this podcast, Hariclia Brecoulaki, Senior Research in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about colour in antiquity. What is colour? How was it made? Where was colour used? How did ancient writers talk about colour? Is it true that they thought that the sea is red? Was the Parthenon really painted with bright colours?

In this podcast, Vyron Antoniadis, Senior Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about ancient roads, with particular reference to Crete. What is a road? How do we study roads in antiquity? How do modern tools, such as GIS, contribute to archaeological research? What is the relationship between roads and cemetaries?

Δημήτρης Δαμάσκος, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών

Η διάλεξη θα δοθεί στα Ελληνικά

January 20, 2026
19:00 EET

French School in Athens,  (6 Didotou str.) & Online

Διοργάνωση: Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ), το Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών (EIE) και τη Γαλλική Σχολή Αθηνών (EFA)

January 12, 2026
19:00

French School in Athens,  (6 Didotou str.) & Online

In this podcast, Sophia Kremydi, Director of Studies in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about Alexander the Great. What do we know about his life? Which stories are true and which are fictitious? What were the sources that ancient writers used (such as Plutarch) to write about the life of Alexander? Do we have any Persian sources? What did Babylonian news reports write about the illness and death of Alexander?

In this podcast, Christy Constantakopoulou, Senior Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research, and Vyron Antoniadis, Senior Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research, talk about the history of Delos during the archaic and classical periods.

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).

November 04, 2025 - May 18, 2026
19:00

French School in Athens,  (6 Didotou str.) & Online

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

National Gallery, Alexandros Soutsos Museum, (Auditorium) 50, Vasileos Constantinou Avenue

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