Feeling very "pagan" tonight. Reading Teitler's gem on one of my most favourite Roman emperors, Julian.

Classical continuity in Byzantine iconographic tradition. Hermes Psychopompos- Archangel Michael Psychopompos

Dr Stavros Paspalas' public lecture "Monuments of the Athenian Acropolis in the Modern Greek State, 1821-1921" is now available to watch on our YouTube channel youtu.be/ZiaCVyTVlFs

Very excited to be hosting Dr Mario Baghos' zoom presentation "A Pilgrimage to Constantinople" on this Thursday at 7.30 p.m. The talk is open to all.

Dr Mario Baghos (Lecturer in Patristics and Byzantinist) presents to us his own Byzantine travelogue from his personal visits to the Eternal City, Constantinople.

Next Wednesday, Reading Greek Tragedy Online Returns from Center for Hellenic Studies and Out of Chaos returns with a special version of the Bacchae October 13th, 3pm EDT. Original Lyrics and Music by J. Landon Marcus and Johanna Warren with special guest Emma Cole

Is it time to De-Colonize the terms "Byzantine " and "Byzantium "?

With an introduction by Professor Vrasidas Karalis (Department Chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies), catch up on the AAIA Sydney lecture on the hidden treasures of the monuments in Athenian Acropolis. Watch now: bit.ly/3DnfOnz Athanasios Giatsios @UsydSOPHI

Darth Vader reads ANCIENT GREEK: Homeric Hymn 11, to Athena - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=DVB0vp…

This #Sunday 7 November, AAIA Director, Dr Stavros Paspalas will deliver the inaugural RD Milns Memorial Lecture: “Macedonia and the Achaemenid Empire beyond Alexander the Great”, hosted by the University of Queensland. Details here: alumni.uq.edu.au/event/session/…

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Very excited to be organising the annual commemorative talk on the anniversary of the 'Fall of Constantinople' to be given by the eminent Professor Vrasidas Karalis. All are welcome to attend. USYD Languages and Cultures

"Nothing is noble if it's done unwillingly or under compulsion. Every noble deed is voluntary" Seneca, Moral Letters, 66.16b

The Hagia Sophia has been suffering cases of vandalism since its conversion into a mosque... The barbarity continues unfortunately.

I attended a fascinating presentation by Dr Monica Jackson on the Hellenistic Gold Jewellery from the Benaki Museum Collection. The event was organised by the Greek Consulate of Sydney in conjunction with the AAIA Sydney.

Good coffee and Richard Buxton's magnificent work "The Greek Myths that shape the way we think". What else do you need?

Very much looking forward to this!

Looking forward to this presentation by Professor Ian Worthington!

Came to Istanbul to view its Byzantine heritage: - Hagia Sophia: mosque, mosaics covered up or inaccessible - Chora church: ‘temporarily’ closed - Tekfur Sarayi: supposed to be open, but closed - Bucoleon: ‘temporarily’ closed - Pammakaristos: ‘temporarily’ closed Etc.

Very much enjoying Peter Sarris' book on Justinian. Although I am a bit confused.. It claims that Cyril of Alexandria rejected the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D, where we know that St. Cyril died in 444 AD.