The Modern Greek Studies Association is seeking Editors for the Journal of Modern Greek Studies to succeed the current Editors, Johanna Hanink (Editor for Arts and Humanities) and Antonis Ellinas (Editor for Social and Behavioral Sciences). Published twice every year in print and electronically with Johns Hopkins University Press, the Journal is the leading forum for the publication… more »
This Prize honors S. Victor Papacosma, who taught History at Kent State University until his retirement. Victor served the MGSA with dedication in many capacities. As Executive Director from 2004 to 2014, he moved the association forward through his effective and ever-gracious collaborative spirit of inclusiveness.
Given to the Best Graduate Student Essay… more »
This summer, a museum in Italy is displaying the results of a six-year archaeological excavation conducted by more than 20 Duke faculty and students.
The exhibit, which opened recently at the Museo delle Antichita Etrusche e Italiche at Sapienza University in Rome, displays findings from Vulci, an Etruscan and Roman archaeological… more »
Th eruption of Vesuvius that buried Pompeii in 79 AD was not on August 24-25 as previously though but instead on October 24-25, according to an Italian-led study published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews. The study also said the devastating eruption scattered ash as far as Greece. The study, which supplies tools to… more »
The Library of Congress is looking to hire a qualified librarian in the Southeast Europe Section, Germanic & Slavic Division, ABA Directorate. Please see the links to the posting below on usajobs.gov and on the Library of Congress webpage. The posting is open to the public and closes July 28, 2022.
Communications Director
Position Summary
The Director will plan and implement an integrated communications strategy for the ASCSA that presents a consistent, compelling, and accurate account of the people and programs of the American School to relevant audiences in the United States and around the world. The Director must have advanced writing and editing… more »
Position Available:
Hesperia, Editorial Assistant ASCSA Publications Office The Publications Office of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, in Princeton, NJ, has a part-time opening for a well-organized and highly motivated individual to support the Editor and Assistant Editor of Hesperia in all stages of production for the ASCSA’s award-winning journal on Greek archaeology and material culture.
The Editorial Assistant… more »
Why are humans awestruck by natural disaster? Or — more to the point — why are we dumbfounded when disasters destroy cities? We should hardly be surprised at this point when nature does what it invariably does: tectonic plates shift, volcanoes erupt, hurricanes and typhoons sweep the coasts…. These things have always happened… more »
An ancient silver bowl with Greek-style reliefs found in Tibet… more »
The stadium, aligned on the north-south axis, was erected between two hills. Fifty-two stairs had to be ascended to reach its highest level and it could accommodate 30 thousand spectators. The stadium was 189 meters long.”
At the base of the stairs, the archaeologists discovered 129 so-called tropaion reliefs, showing armors, shields, and… more »
