Funerary painted stele from ancient Aigai (modern-day Vergina), Macedonia, erected by Amadokos for his three sons, Lysanias, Paramonos and Nikostratos. Polycentric Museum of Aigai ΒΛ 1786.

The research projects of the Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity (SGRA) cover numerous aspects of the history of the Greek world and the regions where Hellenism was active in antiquity, from prehistoric times up to the end of the ancient world in the 7th century AD, according to prevailing historical convention. The Section is always at the forefront of international historical research, engaging in dialogue and collaboration with institutions from around the world, and staying up to date with the achievements, trends, and new methodologies that are constantly enriching the historian’s toolkit.

From 2025, the numerous – both old and new – research projects of the Section are organized into five broad research areas. These hubs, on the one hand, cover the full spectrum of current historical research, and on the other hand, serve both as common points of reference for the Institute as a whole and as a connective tissue for the research in the Section in particular.

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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

Clusters

Primary Sources: Editing and Digital Documentation
I
Epigraphic Corpora and Studies Christina Kokkinia, Maria Gabriella Parissaki, Paschalis Paschidis, Sophia Zoumbaki
Numismatic Corpora and Studies Sophia Kremydi, Evangeline Markou, Harikleia Papageorgiadou
Archaeological sources Vyron Antoniadis, Antigoni Zournatzi
Politics: Power and Institutions
II
Political structures in the ancient Greco-Roman world Christy Constantakopoulou, Sophia Kremydi, Evangeline Markou, Maria Gabriella Parissaki, Paschalis Paschidis, Antigoni Zournatzi
From the Hellenistic world to the Roman ‘oikoumene’ Vyron Antoniadis, Christina Kokkinia, Sophia Kremydi, Harikleia Papageorgiadou, Sophia Zoumbaki
Economy and Society
III
Economic and social phenomena: A reciprocal relationship Vyron Antoniadis, Christy Constantakopoulou, Harikleia Papageorgiadou, Sophia Zoumbaki
Coin production and circulation Sophia Kremydi, Evangeline Markou, Harikleia Papageorgiadou
Networks Vyron Antoniadis, Christy Constantakopoulou
Culture and Ideology
IV
Cultural connections and identities Christina Kokkinia, Paschalis Paschidis, Antigoni Zournatzi
Representations: Iconographic and Archaeometric Approaches Dimitra Andrianou, Haricleia Brecoulaki, Myrina Kalaitzi
The archaeology of daily life and death Dimitra Andrianou, Vyron Antoniadis, Myrina Kalaitzi
Space
V
History and geography Vyron Antoniadis, Christy Constantakopoulou
Environment, climate, and society Vyron Antoniadis, Sophia Zoumbaki

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Events

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recent publications

Archaeology of Colour

Archaeology of Colour

Technical Art History Studies in Greek and Roman Painting and Polychromy

Edited by: Hariclia Brecoulaki

Φωτογραφία κορυφής: Funerary painted stele from ancient Aigai (modern-day Vergina), Macedonia, erected by Amadokos for his three sons, Lysanias, Paramonos and Nikostratos. Polycentric Museum of Aigai ΒΛ 1786. / © Ephorate of Antiquities of Emathia