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Πρόσθετες παρατηρήσεις στη χαλκή νομισματοκοπία στο όνομα του Φιλίππου Β΄και του Αλεξάνδρου Γ΄, επ’ ευκαιρία του θησαυρού του ταφικού μνημείου της Πύδνας/2014
Co-organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and the École française d’Athènes (EFA).
February 09, 2026
19:00
French School in Athens & Online
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?
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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?
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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?
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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.
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Πρόσθετες παρατηρήσεις στη χαλκή νομισματοκοπία στο όνομα του Φιλίππου Β΄και του Αλεξάνδρου Γ΄, επ’ ευκαιρία του θησαυρού του ταφικού μνημείου της Πύδνας/2014
Co-organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and the École française d’Athènes (EFA).
February 09, 2026
19:00
French School in Athens & Online
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?
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We wish to honour the researcher Argyro Tataki by organizing a one day-conference about prosopography and onomastics, with the participation of her colleagues from Greece and abroad as well as of young researchers and postgraduate students.
January 23, 2026
10:00
Historical Archive of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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?
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Μια πολιτισμική βιογραφία της αρχαίας Ορεστίδας
Δημήτρης Δαμάσκος, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Η διάλεξη θα δοθεί στα Ελληνικά
January 20, 2026
19:00 EET
French School in Athens, (6 Didotou str.) & Online
Maria Gabriella Parissaki, Institute for Historical Research [IHR | NHRF]
Ημερίδα για την Αργυρώ Τατάκη
January 23, 2026
Historical Archive of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 45 Skoufa str.
One Collective Find from around Valandovo: Amphipolis, Pella and Thessalonica. Coin Evidence from the Territory of North Macedonia
The Numismatic meetings are co-organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and the École française d’Athènes (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?
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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.
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Η λατρεία της Δήμητρας ως Καρποφόρου. Η θρησκεία στην υπηρεσία της πολιτικής προπαγάνδας
Δρ. Σταυρούλα Ασημακοπούλου, Αρχαιολόγος, Eφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων της Πόλεως των Αθηνών
The lecture will be delivered in Greek
December 09, 2025
19:00 EET
French School in Athens, (6 Didotou str.) & Online
Sophia Kremydi, Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity, IHR | NHRF
International Conference: “Macedonia and Sparta: A Tale of Two Kingdoms in the Hellenistic Period” | December 03-05, 2025
December 05, 2025
13:40
Cotsen Hall, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Christina Constantakopoulou, Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity, IHR | NHRF
Conference “Researching Greek Micronesia”
December 19, 2025
11:30
National Historical Museum (Old Parliament Building), Kolokotronis Square, Stadiou 13, Athens
Antigonid Macedonia between archaism and modernity: an outlier in the Hellenistic state system
Paschalis Paschidis, Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity, IHR | NHRF
International Conference: “Macedonia and Sparta: A Tale of Two Kingdoms in the Hellenistic Period” | December 03-05, 2025
December 03, 2025
18:30
Cotsen Hall, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Evangéline Markou, Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity, IHR | NHRF
December 02, 2025
17:30 EET
Université de Fribourg, Site MIS 02 / Salle 2029 (salle de cinéma)
Avenue de l’Europe 20, 1700 Fribourg, Suisse
Weaving Wood, Carving Thread, Forging Form: The Art of Furniture Making in the Ancient Greek World
Dimitra Andrianou, Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity, IHR | NHRF
International Conference: «Between saying and doing». Ancient (Co)-Production processes and cross-craft interactions between theory, praxis and modern interpretative models | December 10-12, 2025
December 10, 2025
17:30
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
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
Coin Hoards from the Excavation at Tenea
Organised by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and the École française d’Athènes (EFA).
December 01, 2025
19:00
French School in Athens, (6 Didotou str.) & Online
«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
National Gallery, Alexandros Soutsos Museum, (Auditorium) 50, Vasileos Constantinou Avenue
Material Entanglements
Material Entanglements in the Ancient Mediterranean and Beyond investigates cultural, and especially artistic, contacts across a broad swath of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern world from the Middle Bronze Age to the Sasanian Period (c. 2000 BCE – c. 650 CE).
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
British School at Athens (52 Souedias Street, Athens)
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
Kyprios Character
On the website “Kyprios Character”, you will discover everything you want to know about ancient Cypriote history, archaeology and numismatics.
You can search for information related to the ancient coins of Cypriote city-kingdoms, read scientific articles written especially for this website by specialised researchers, locate related numismatic bibliography, and consult a calendar of events as well as links of interest.
CyCoMed
The project studies ancient Cyprus and its Mediterranean interconnections through archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic evidence. The website is addressed to all those who wish to learn more about ancient Cyprus, one of the most exciting islands of the Mediterranean in terms of cultural wealth and vitality.
Mobility and economic migration in the Mediterranean
This website focuses on the presence of numerous Romans and Italiote Greeks at various spots of mainland Greece and the adjacent islands. Various historical evolutions encouraged an economic outreach of these people who searched for profit opportunities abroad and are attested from the 3rd c. BC onwards at many places of the Roman oecumenen, from the Iberian Peninsula to Asia Minor and from Rhine and Danube to North Africa.
This website presents the results of three survey campaigns (2004-2006) in the ancient city of Boubon (Cibyratis, northern Lycia) and its territory. It includes a corpus of the inscriptions found in Boubon, 15 of which are published here for the first time, as well as documentation of the archaeological remains of the city and its territory.
ARISTEIA // InCoMac
The objective of InCoMac is the systematic study and publication of primary sources, namely inscriptions preserved on stone and coins, which provide evidence about the history of ancient Macedonia. Both these categories of material evidence constitute primary sources of unparalleled significance for the study of institutions, diplomacy, social hierarchy, economic structure, the circulation of wealth and many other facets of ancient societies.
Mapping Ancient Cultural Encounters in Iran
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
French School at Athens (6 Didotou str.) & Online
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
Historic Archive of the University of Athens, 45 Skoufa str.
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
Historic Archive of the University of Athens, 45 Skoufa str.
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
Γαλλική Σχολή Αθηνών (Διδότου 6)
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
Historical Archive of the University of Athens, Skoufa 45 & Online
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
French School at Athens (6 Didotou str.)
“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
Historic Archive of the University of Athens, 45 Skoufa str.
“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
French School at Athens (6 Didotou str.) & Online
“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
Cotsen Hall, American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA)
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
“16 Fokionos Negri” art space, Fokionos Negri 16, 112 57, Athens
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
Historic Archive of the University of Athens, 45 Skoufa str.
“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
Historical Archive of the University of Athens (45 Skoufa str.) & Online
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
