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Books by Evangeline Markou

Meletemata, 2023

The volume includes eight studies focusing on the question of the payment of soldiers and mercena... more The volume includes eight studies focusing on the question of the payment of soldiers and mercenaries by the issuing authorities in Greek and Roman antiquity. The authors explore the use of coinage in relation to the salaries of the troops, but also in relation to the daily needs of the soldiers, both in peace- and war-time.

by Evangeline Markou, Francois de Callatay, Zeynep Cizmeli Ogun, Maryse Blet-Lemarquand, Suzanne Frey-Kupper, Julien Fournier, Duyrat Frédérique, Christos Gatzolis, Sophia Kremydi, Dinçer Savaş Lenger, Marie-Christine Marcellesi, Albana Meta, Julien Olivier, and Vassiliki Stefanaki

ΜΕΛΕΤΗΜΑΤΑ 85 (ISBN: 978-960-371-079-0), Athens 2023, 2023

The honorary volume ΑΝΤΙΔΩΡΟΝ. Greek Coinage between War and Trade. Papers on Numismatics, Epigra... more The honorary volume ΑΝΤΙΔΩΡΟΝ. Greek Coinage between War and Trade.
Papers on Numismatics, Epigraphy and History Offered to Olivier Picard, in-cludes twentv-one (21) contributions on the monetarv production and polic of cities, federal states, and kings and their relation with the history and econ-omy of the Ancient Greek and Roman world.
The volume includes discussions of various numismatic issues and problems.
It addresses questions related to the organisation of monetary policy of different issuing authorities, discusses iconography and problems of attribution of numismatic types, explores the relationship between coinage and military events, and examines the ways to identify trade networks. It includes the pub-lication of hoards, discusses the use of coins in inscriptions and ancient texts, and explores issues related to the technology and organisation of mints and coin production. The studies have a wide geographical range, extending from Marseilles and Sicily to Asia Minor, and from Illyria, Thrace and Macedonia to Crete, Cyprus and Egypt. The volume therefore reflects the wide range of the honoree's interests.

Authors: E. Apostolou; L. Brousseau; V. Chankowski; K. Chryssanthaki-Nagle;
F. de Callatay; Z. Cizmeli Ögün; F. Duyrat; Th. Faucher, M. Blet-Lemarquand,
and S. Frey-Kupper; Chr. Flament; J. Fournier; Chr. A. Gatzolis and S. E. Psoma; S. Gongecaj-Vangjeli; C. Grandjean; M. B. Hatzopoulos; S. Kremydi; D. Savas Lenger; M.-C. Marcellesi; E. Markou; A. Meta; J. Olivier; C. Papageorgiadou and G. Alexopoulou; V. E. Stefanaki; D. I. Tsangari.

Lectures on the History of Numismatics / Διαλέξεις για την Ιστορία της Νομισματοκοπίας, 6, Nicosia 2015.

The present study is an enriched version of the lecture given on the 8th of October 2013 in the f... more The present study is an enriched version of the lecture given on the 8th of October 2013 in the framework of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation’s lecture series. The study aims to assist researchers, students and anyone interested in improving their understanding of Cypriot numismatics.

ΜΕΛΕΤΗΜΑΤΑ 64, Athènes 2011, Feb 2011

"During the fourth century BC certain Cypriot kingdoms issued gold coinage. This is a remarkable ... more "During the fourth century BC certain Cypriot kingdoms issued gold coinage. This is a remarkable phenomenon because the issue of coins in this metal was extremely rare before the gold staters of Philip II of Macedon, with the exception of the gold darics of the Great King of Persia.
Which Cypriot kings issue gold coins? In which kingdoms? When and why? What are the sources of gold? Are these issues regular? What is the relation between these coinages and the political history of Cyprus? What is the role of the coinages in the coin circulation of the classical period and what is the weight standard and the exchange rates between gold and silver coinage?
These are only some of the questions addressed in the present book, which focuses on the analysis of the monetary policy of the Cypriot kings through a corpus of their gold coinages organised by dies; it also discusses thoroughly the metrology and the metallurgical composition of these coinages. The literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources are related to the testimony of the coins, to illuminate the history of Cyprus down to the extinction of the autonomous kingdoms."

Papers by Evangeline Markou

Phoenix 76, pp. 261-274, 2022

This article tackles the monetary particularities of the Cypriot kings within the larger frame of... more This article tackles the monetary particularities of the Cypriot kings within the larger frame of the Achaemenid empire throughout the archaic, classical, and early Hellenistic periods, up to the demolition of the kingdoms and local kingship by the Successors of Alexander around 306 b.c.e.

TEKMERIA 18 (2024), 2023

Introduction Coins issued by the kings of the Cypriot polities in the course of plus or minus 200... more Introduction
Coins issued by the kings of the Cypriot polities in the course of plus or minus 200 years –between the second half of the sixth and the last decades of the fourth centuries BC– are, primarily, known from museum and private collections. At best, these specimens may have a general provenance (“from Cyprus”, since they were minted and circulated on the island), but they have
little to no contextual history. Hence, their study is beset with often insurmountable difficulties. This makes coins and coin hoards found in the context
of organised excavation projects particularly valuable for the political history
and monetary economy of the island’s Iron Age polities, especially as regards
the activity of their autonomous mints. At the same time, the issuing authority that minted them, often a historically recorded Cypriot king, can be associated spatially and temporally with the archaeological landscape of his polity.
In the present article, stimulated by the discovery of a bronze coin found
in the context of controlled field work conducted by the Palaepaphos Urban
Landscape Project (hereon, PULP)1
on the plateau of Palaepaphos-Hadjiabdoullah one km east of the sanctuary of the Cypriot goddess, the numismatist (EM)
initiates the discussion with an updated assessment of the state of research regarding the bronze coinage of the Paphian mint under its last fourth-century kings, Timarchos and his son Nikokles. The archaeologist (MI) responds
by integrating the information acquired through the coin’s analysis with the
information provided by the coin’s context in the fourth-century citadel landscape of Paphos, and its relation to two exceptional secular monuments on the plateau of Hadjiabdoullah (fig. 1). The integration of the currently available archaeological, epigraphic, and numismatic evidence appears to support
a longer-term process regarding the foundation of Nea Paphos in the fourth century BC.

Cahiers du Centre d'Etudes Chypriotes, 2015

Identifying Aphrodite on Cypriote coins seems an easy task in theory. But although the cult of th... more Identifying Aphrodite on Cypriote coins seems an easy task in theory. But although the cult of the goddess is well documented in various primary sources in Cyprus, in practice not all female ornamented heads on coins have been proved to represent Aphrodite. As this is common in other areas of the Greek world, a female head or bust is characterised as “ Aphrodite” in the numismatic iconography, not only because it bears a headdress or jewelry, but also because it is attached to the general cults of the issuing authority.

Cahiers du Centre d’Études Chypriotes, 50 , 2020

For the edition of the corpus of Cypriot syllabic inscriptions of the 1st millennium BC, IG XV 1,... more For the edition of the corpus of Cypriot syllabic inscriptions of the 1st millennium BC, IG XV 1,1, which was published in 2020, a close collaboration between epigraphy and numismatics was inaugurated by the authors of the present paper. The fruits of this collaboration can be seen in the coin sections of the corpus (IG XV 1, 85‑92, coins of Amathous ; IG XV 1, 406‑410, coins of Marion). Cypriot coins of the 5th and 4th centuries are exceptional sources of historical information, since they carry royal names in most cases unknown from other primary sources. This paper traces the history of the intertwined study of Cypriot numismatics and epigraphy, highlights the conventions of this new edition that follow the editing principles of both fields, and discusses new, corrected readings of Cypriot kings’ royal names.

Alram M., Jarosław B. and Bursche A. (eds), A survey of numismatic research, 2014-2020, International Numismatic Commission (Warsaw - Krakow - Winterthur), 2022

Presentation of the numismatic bibliography of archaic and classical Cyprus (years 2014-2020)

A.CHARALAMBOUS, E.MARKOU AND V.KASSIANIDOU, AJN Second Series 32 (2020) pp. 1–30, 2020

The elemental composition of 436 silver coins from a hoard of the fifth century BC, minted by the... more The elemental composition of 436 silver coins from a hoard of the fifth century BC, minted by the Iron Age Cypriot city-kingdoms of Kition, Idalion, Lapethos, Paphos and Salamis, as well as a small number of coins from unidentified mints, was determined by pXRF spectrometry in order primarily to study the silver alloys used for their manufacture. The specific technique was applied because it allows for a non-destructive analysis, taking into consideration its inherent limitations as a surface analysis technique and the possibility of the existence of surface enrichment elements that do not reflect the materials' actual bulk composition. This is the first time such a large number of ancient Cypriot silver coins has been analyzed providing numismatists and archaeologists with new insights into this important component of ancient material culture. The results of the compositional analysis show that the various groups of coins were made of a similar Ag-Cu alloy with

Beyond Cyprus: Investigating Cypriot Connectivity In The Mediterranean From The Late Bronze Age To The End Of The Classical Period, 2022

The paper offers a general overview of the coins minted by the kings of Idalion in Cyprus during ... more The paper offers a general overview of the coins minted by the kings of Idalion in Cyprus during the first half of the 5th century BC. The kings of Idalion adopted the local Cypriot weight standard for their silver coins, based on a siglos of ca 11 g and its divisions. Τhe characteristic type of Idalion represents a sphinx on the obverse and an irregular incuse square on the reverse, replaced later by a lotus flower.
Coin production in Idalion ended in the middle of the 5th century, when Idalion lost its autonomy and was integrated into the areas under the control of the kings of Kition.
Particular attention is given to a rare silver-plated coin of Idalion, discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa, Israel, which allows us to raise questions regarding coin circulation in Cyprus and in the Southern Levant and address the use of foreign plated coins in Judea in the 5th century.

The commercial relations, cultural exchanges and influences (scripts and languages, cults, ritual... more The commercial relations, cultural exchanges and influences (scripts and languages, cults, rituals, burial customs etc.), direct or indirect, between Cyprus and Crete in Antiquity have been the object of research for many specialists on history, archaeology and epigraphy.
The purpose of the present paper is to study these two important islands in the center of the commercial sea routes of the Eastern Mediterranean, examine certain common elements in their monetary practices during
the Archaic, Classical and Early Hellenistic times, compare and discuss the choice of coin types, metals and weight standards, their different political, economic and social background, as well as their interactions with other kingdoms and city-states of the ancient world.

After the death of Alexander III in 323 BC, the coinage in his name and with his types continued ... more After the death of Alexander III in 323 BC, the coinage in his name and with his types continued to be issued by his successors. This posthumous coinage has been the object of various studies and discussions in the past decades because of the important volume of the coinage and also because of the difficulties of the attribution.

The present paper will discuss the posthumous Alexanders that were produced in various city-kingdoms in Cyprus, in Egypt (Memphis and Alexandria) and in Cyrene from 323 down to the end of the fourth century, also in relation to the local autonomous coinages of those areas. The above areas of control of Ptolemy I present a certain interest because the coinage in his own name and image replaced as early as the end of the fourth century the coinage in the name and types of Alexander, while his numismatic policy was particular and unique. In parallel, the paper will address in detail questions of attribution -or reattribution- of series and the circulation of those coinages abroad, based on the hoard evidence.

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 2019

Si l’on prend en compte les émissions monétaires chypriotes depuis leur origine, celles de Salami... more Si l’on prend en compte les émissions monétaires chypriotes depuis leur origine, celles de Salamine présentent un intérêt particulier. Le monnayage émis par le roi Evelthon et par ses successeurs mal connus, daté entre la fin du sixième siècle et peu après le milieu du cinquième siècle, nous étonne toujours. Nous ne sommes pas encore en mesure d’établir la lignée des successeurs qui ont frappé des monnaies aux types d’Evelthon, mais l’attribution de ces émissions à Salamine est assurée grâce à l’iconographie et à la mention du nom du fondateur de la dynastie, qui figure en syllabaire chypriote au droit.

Lorsque l’on en arrive à l’époque classique, nos connaissances sur Salamine et son histoire sont plus concrètes, surtout grâce aux sources littéraires et archéologiques. Malgré la difficulté de datation précise de certains événements, nous connaissons mieux la succession des rois entre Evagoras Ier, le protagoniste de la « guerre de Chypre » qui introduit à Salamine un monnayage d’or et Ménélas, le dernier roi avant l’anéantissement du royaume par Ptolémée Ier, qui s’adapte aux coutumes locales pour des raisons de propagande politique.

C’est cette période agitée qui fait l’objet de cette contribution, qui se concentre sur les émissions monétaires des rois de Salamine: en or, en argent et en bronze, en deux étalons monétaires différents pour l’argent selon les rois et très variées en iconographie et en légendes monétaires, ces monnayages ne présentent pas d’homogénéité et démontrent les choix et les variations de la politique monétaire des rois à l’époque classique.

Contrary to other royal Cypriote coinages in silver of the archaic and classical periods, the coi... more Contrary to other royal Cypriote coinages in silver of the archaic and classical periods, the coinage minted by the kings of Amathous was studied twice and in detail by Michel Amandry.
The researcher produced a first coin die study in 1984, then, almost fifteen years later, a revised study with the addition of previously unknown coinages.
The present contribution aims to open the discussion on two major questions for the history of the kingdoms of the classical period that still concern the research: the attribution of the so called « Évagoras I » silver issues of Amathous with the greek letter « E » and the dating of the so-called « Rhoïkos » series with the cypriot syllabic sign 󱝵 (ro).

In the course of the last few decades the coinage of the kings of Paphos has been the object of s... more In the course of the last few decades the coinage of the kings of Paphos has been the object of studies dedicated to the attribution – or reattribution – of coin series1, to discussions on the iconography, epigraphy or metrology of specific coin issues2 and to the study of coin circulation and distribution3. Although no complete die study has been published for this coinage – a thorough analysis that could help us better understand the succession of the kings, the dating of the issues, the volume of the coinage, the continuity or not of specific series, the surviving denominations with their iconographical choices and legends – , our knowledge of the coinage of the kings of Paphos has progressed in the past few years. Tracing the evolution of research is one part of this paper’s contribution, but its main purpose is to restore the list of the kings of Paphos through the combined study of the literary, epigraphic and numismatic evidence available and to enquire about dating and other issues that will help us to evaluate – and re-evaluate – our state of knowledge.

The invention of coinage at the end of the 7th c. BC transformed the way exchanges were made in t... more The invention of coinage at the end of the 7th c. BC transformed the way exchanges were made in the ancient world.

In Cyprus the earliest known coins date just after the mid-6th c. BC. They were made of silver, but varied in iconography and legends among kingdoms and even among kings of the same city-kingdom. However, all kingdoms used a common weight standard, based on the siglos of ca. 11 grams, and its division in thirds.

The 6th and 5th c. BC coinage of Salamis, Kition, Amathous, Marion, Lapethos, Idalion, Paphos, as well as some coin issues which cannot yet be attributed with certainty to specific mints, offer important (sometimes unique) information about the history of Cypriot city-kingdoms. Coins inform us about the dating of Cypriot dynasties and the names of rulers – in some cases revealing royals names which are not attested in other written sources – and shed light on various aspects of the kingdoms’ culture, interactions, political alliances and ideological preferences. For example, the absorption of the kingdom of Idalion by Kition, known to have taken place around the middle of the 5th c. BC, is clearly reflected on the ceasing of coin-minting at Idalion by the same time – an irrefutable testimony to the loss of the kingdom’s autonomy.

Coinage provides even more specific information for the 4th c. BC, when Cypriot kings participated in many international events described by ancient authors, such as Diodorus, Arrian and others.
Written sources and surviving epigraphic documents provide sufficient information about royal names. But coins – which are now minted in gold, silver and bronze – reveal fascinating details about the history and economic policy of the various kings. For example, from the study of coins we learn a lot about difficulties encountered at times of war by such rulers as Evagoras I of Salamis, who ended up reducing the weight and purity of gold coins in order to be able to pay his mercenaries. In another case, the large number of gold coins minted by the king of Kition, Pumayaton, during his 30th year of reign (333/2 BC) is linked with his preparations for war against Alexander III and the intention to help his Phoenician allies in the naval battle of Tyr (332 BC). Coins were also used as means of political propaganda. Such may be the case of Menelaos, brother of Ptolemy, who succeeded the last local king of Salamis, Nikokreon, in 311/0 BC. Menelaos issued coins with his own name but adopted the iconographic types used by the last kings of Salamis.

Although Cypriot coins present considerable diversity in material, iconography and legends among city-kingdoms and kings, modern methods of analysis combined to the available primary sources, allow the researchers to decipher the succession and dating of coinages, their distribution and volume of production, and so on. The comprehension of such aspects of ancient monetary policy, enhances our understanding of the ancient history of the Cypriot city-kingdoms.

Meletemata, 2023

ΜΕΛΕΤΗΜΑΤΑ 85 (ISBN: 978-960-371-079-0), Athens 2023, 2023

Lectures on the History of Numismatics / Διαλέξεις για την Ιστορία της Νομισματοκοπίας, 6, Nicosia 2015.

ΜΕΛΕΤΗΜΑΤΑ 64, Athènes 2011, Feb 2011

Phoenix 76, pp. 261-274, 2022

TEKMERIA 18 (2024), 2023

Cahiers du Centre d'Etudes Chypriotes, 2015

Cahiers du Centre d’Études Chypriotes, 50 , 2020

Alram M., Jarosław B. and Bursche A. (eds), A survey of numismatic research, 2014-2020, International Numismatic Commission (Warsaw - Krakow - Winterthur), 2022

Presentation of the numismatic bibliography of archaic and classical Cyprus (years 2014-2020)

A.CHARALAMBOUS, E.MARKOU AND V.KASSIANIDOU, AJN Second Series 32 (2020) pp. 1–30, 2020

Beyond Cyprus: Investigating Cypriot Connectivity In The Mediterranean From The Late Bronze Age To The End Of The Classical Period, 2022

Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 2019

To appear in the acts of the international conference in honor of Ino Nicolaou (Nicosia, 23-24 November 2007)

The paper examines the role that Menelaos, the brother of Ptolemy I, played in Cyprus during the ... more The paper examines the role that Menelaos, the brother of Ptolemy I, played in Cyprus during the last decades of the fourth century BC in Cyprus through a combined study of the ancient literary sources and the coinage he minted at Salamis.

A general overview of the coinages minted by the kings of Cyprus from the Archaic to the Early He... more A general overview of the coinages minted by the kings of Cyprus from the Archaic to the Early Hellenistic Period

Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 2014

by Evangeline Markou, Giorgos Bourogiannis, Yannick Vernet, Giorgos Papantoniou, Claire BALANDIER, Michel Amandry, Artemis Georgiou, Antoine Hermary, Gabriele Koiner, Julien Olivier, Andreas Charalambous, and jacqueline karageorghis

The research Project “The Silver Coinage of the Kings of Cyprus: Numismatics and History in the A... more The research Project “The Silver Coinage of the Kings of Cyprus: Numismatics and History in the Archaic and Classical Periods (6th to 4th centuries BC)” (acronym SilCoinCy)” is realised in the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity, National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), Athens, Greece and is funded by the Action ARISTEIA II.

The Action falls under the Fourth Strategic Objective of the Operational Programme (OP) 'Education and Lifelong Learning’ (EdLL), entitled 'Supporting the Human Capital in order to Promote Research and Innovation' of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2007-2013 which is co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and National Resources.

The website, entitled: Kyprios Character. History, Archaeology & Numismatics of Ancient Cyprus is currently under construction but you can leave your email and receive information as soon as it goes live.

The website will include by July 2015 a complete numismatic bibliography, a numismatic database including at least 1.500 Cypriot coins that were given permissions for online publication, together with more than 50 scientific essays on the history and archaeology of ancient Cyprus, written by external scientific collaborators from around the world.

The website will finally propose news, a calendar of events and links related to the history, archaeology and numismatics of ancient Cyprus.

Poster presentation of the research project “The Silver Coinage of the Kings of Cyprus: Numismati... more Poster presentation of the research project “The Silver Coinage of the Kings of Cyprus: Numismatics and History in the Archaic and Classical Periods (6th to 4th centuries BC)” (acronym SilCoinCy)” that is realised in the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity, National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), Athens, Greece and is funded by the Action ARISTEIA II. The Poster has been presented in the 14th Meeting of Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology THE MANY FACE(T)S OF CYPRUS in Bochum (Nov 14-16, 2014)

I am proposing here a list of Online Numismatic Resources, such as Databases, Publications, Porta... more I am proposing here a list of Online Numismatic Resources, such as Databases, Publications, Portals and Archives, compiled and recently updated for teaching purposes

A list of online ressources and databases, related to Museum Numismatic Collections, Online Resea... more A list of online ressources and databases, related to Museum Numismatic Collections, Online Research Projects and Coin Databases, Coin Auction Archives and thematic websites. The websites mentioned on the list have been presented in detail in the morning session of the 3d day of the first Summer School on Ancient Greek and Roman Numismatics (Institute of Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens 3-12 July 2017)

This collective volume discusses the coinages with the types of Alexander the Great that were pro... more This collective volume discusses the coinages with the types of Alexander the Great that were produced by kings, cities and leagues –in parallel with their own local coin issues– for over two centuries after the king’s death. The purpose of the book is to elaborate on the role of the ‘Alexanders’ as a common currency of the Hellenistic world. The topics examined include, among others, the circulation of the ‘Alexanders’ in specific geographical regions, a discussion of their use through the lens of regional history, the circulation of silver ‘Alexanders’ throughout the Hellenistic oecumene, the intensive but short-lived production of gold ‘Alexanders’, the epigraphic evidence for their use, their imitations in the Arabic peninsula, and, more generally, an evaluation of their much disputed role in the economic growth of the Hellenistic world.

Authors: S. Kremydi, M.-Chr. Marcellesi, Chr. Gatzolis, A. Meadows, F. Delrieux, O. Hoover, Fr. Duyrat, E. Markou, S. Psoma, Fr. de Callataÿ, P. Tselekas, V. Stefanaki, C. Carrier, G. Reger, O. Picard.

Dresser un tableau d’Amathonte à l’époque classique demande de rendre compte, d’un côté, des élém... more Dresser un tableau d’Amathonte à l’époque classique demande de rendre compte, d’un côté, des éléments qui le rapprochent aux autres royaumes de Chypre (le système politique, le monnayage, la structure urbaine, la culture matérielle), de l’autre côté, des caractéristiques qui en font un cas unique dans le cadre de l’île : sa prétendue autochtonie, l’usage de l’étéochypriote. On tâchera de montrer les rapports subtils qui relient entre eux ces différents aspects, afin de recomposer une image du royaume à l’époque classique autour des thèmes centraux de l’autochtonie et de la royauté. Deux approches complémentaires seront adoptées : une approche linguistique et épigraphique, qui visera à approfondir, à la lumière d’importantes contributions récentes, le dossier étéochypriote et son rapport avec la question de l’autochtonie; une approche numismatique, qui s’attachera au thème de la royauté à travers l’examen du monnayage royal d’époque classique.

"How an ancient coin may provide useful information on the history of a king or a city that has i... more "How an ancient coin may provide useful information on the history of a king or a city that has issued it ?

Starting with this general question, the lecture will present historical moments of the Cypriot city-kingdoms during the Archaic and Classical periods (6th – 4th centuries BC). The lecture will particularly concentrate on those cases, where recent numismatic research offers valuable elements for revealing aspects of the economy, politics and, in extension, of the history of the Cypriot city-kingdoms.

The lecture will be delivered in Greek and it will then be published by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation in Greek and in English."

International Digital Conference Digital Terraces of History. New tools Novel approaches Webinar... more International Digital Conference

Digital Terraces of History. New tools Novel approaches
Webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2GnSs-oyRDq_uSPhdko2fQ

The establishment of Digital Humanities Workshops and Units under the aegis of Humanities Research Institutes has become a global necessity. The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) has successfully risen to the global challenge of digital historical applications and has successfully designed and implemented a variety of digital projects. More recently, IHR brought to completion the synthetic Digital Humanities project “Kyrtou Plegmata. Networks of economy, power and knowledge in Greek space from the prehistoric times to the present” (2013-2016). From 2017 to the present, IHR is implementing the research project “Anavathmis” (Terrace), which includes several thematic digital applications. With these projects, IHR has established as one of its main goals its active participation in the burgeoning field of Digital Humanities, the creation of exemplary ‘proof-of-concept’ digital historical applications and the establishment of a combined infrastructure and know-how within the IHR. These will enable the development of new applications and projects, as well as novel venues and modes of diffusion of research results via the interconnection with the broader academic community. Finally, IHR aims to investigate the prospective for further networking within Greece and abroad, with the goal of implementing novel joint research projects, of harnessing cultural traditions, but also of making accessible all types of historical primary sources.
In the context of this research orientation, and with the goal of bringing together researchers working on this field for a fruitful discussion, while also taking advantage of the conclusion of the “Anavathmis” research project, the IHR/NHRF will organize an International Conference on History and the Digital Humanities, from the 14 to 16 October 2020. The theme of the conference is the presentation of novel digital research tools and their orientation towards broader research fields, which could include primary sources, historical actors, space and time, and networks.

Σειρά μορφωτικών διαλέξεων για την αρχαία Κύπρο με τέσσερα ζεύγη εισηγητών, στις 14, 21 και 28 Ια... more Σειρά μορφωτικών διαλέξεων για την αρχαία Κύπρο με τέσσερα ζεύγη εισηγητών, στις 14, 21 και 28 Ιανουαρίου και στις 4 Φεβρουαρίου 2020. Αμφιθέατρο Λ. Ζέρβας, Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών, ώρα 19.00

Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à la présentation du volume collectif en l'honneur de Pro... more Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à la présentation du volume collectif en l'honneur de Professeur Olivier Picard (à paraitre dans la série ΜΕΛΕΤΗΜΑΤΑ), qui aura lieu à la Fondation Nationale Hellénique de la Recherche Scientifique le lundi, 5 décembre 2022, à 19.00.

Lien pour assister à la présentation à distance : https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xbcKYxuLSnm0BBR6bdmolw

Σας προσκαλούμε στην παρουσίαση του συλλογικού τόμου προς τιμήν του καθηγητή Olivier Picard (που θα δημοσιευτεί στη σειρά ΜΕΛΕΤΗΜΑΤΑ), στο Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών τη Δευτέρα 5 Δεκεμβρίου 2022 στις 19:00.

Σύνδεσμος διαδικτυακής παρακολούθησης της εκδήλωσης :
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Because of their coin images, Greek and Roman coins are among the most visual material culture of... more Because of their coin images, Greek and Roman coins are among the most visual material culture of the ancient world. In this workshop, the conditions and mechanism for the change or continuation of coin iconographies in ancient coin series will be discussed against the backdrop of their function and meaning as communicative tool in society. In a diachronic perspective, phenomena stretching from the archaic period shall be confronted with developments during the Roman imperial period. At the same time, the conference will embrace studies on ancient coinage and coin iconographies from the central and eastern Mediterranean.

Depuis les toutes premières emissions monétaires cypriotes, celles de Salamine présentent un inté... more Depuis les toutes premières emissions monétaires cypriotes, celles de Salamine présentent un intérêt particulier. Le monnayage émis par le roi Évelthon et par ses successeurs mal connus, daté de la fin du Vie siècle jusqu’au milieu du Ve siècle nous perturbe toujours car il porte des légendes perplexes. On n’est pas encore en mesure d’établir la ligne des successeurs qui ont frappé monnaie aux types d’Évelthon, mais l’attribution à Salamine est sécurisée grâce à l’iconographie et la mention du nom du fondateur de la dynastie en syllabaire chypriote au droit.

En descendant à l’époque classique, nos connaissances sur Salamine et son histoire sont plus concretes, surtout grâce aux sources littéraires et archéologiques. Malgré la difficulté de datation precise de certains événements, nous connaissons mieux la succession des rois entre Évagoras Ier, le protagoniste de la “guerre de Chypre” qui introduit à Salamine un monnayage d’or et Ménélas, le dernier roi avant l’anéantissement du royaume par Ptolémée Ier, qui s’adapte aux coutumes locaux pour des raisons de propagande politique.

C’est cette période turbulente qui fera l’objet de notre communication sur les emissions monétaires des rois de Salamine: en or, en argent et en bronze, en deux étalons monétaires différents pour l’argent selon les rois et très variées en iconographie et en légendes monétaires, ces monnayages ne présentent pas d’homogénéité et démontrent les choix et les variations de la politique monétaire des rois à l’époque classique.

Contrairement aux autres monnayages royaux chypriotes en argent des époques archaïque et classiqu... more Contrairement aux autres monnayages royaux chypriotes en argent des époques archaïque et classique, le monnayage émis par les rois d’ Amathonte a eu le privilège d’avoir été étudié profondément par le même chercheur - Michel Amandry - à deux reprises. Michel Amandry a produit une première étude par coins de ce monnayage en 1984 et presque une quinzaine d’années après, en 1997, une étude révisée, enrichie d’exemplaires nouveaux.
Pourquoi discuter le monnayage d’Amathonte à nouveau ?
La présente contribution vise à rouvrir la discussion sur deux sujets très importants pour l’histoire des royaumes chypriotes, qui sont toujours en suspens. D’abord, le monnayage dit «d’Évagoras Ier» qui emploi les types et l’étalon monétaire d’Amathonte mais fait figurer la lettre grec E, initiale de son nom, à l’exergue au revers d’une série d’émissions en argent. Le deuxième sujet à traiter sera la série des émissions de Rhoïkos, dont la datation toujours discutée est placée soit au début soit au milieu du quatrième siècle.

Join us online for the Seminar Series SGRA 2023-2024, hosted by the Institute of Historical Resea... more Join us online for the Seminar Series SGRA 2023-2024, hosted by the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation. Esteemed historians and archaeologists will engage in discussions spanning diverse topics. Your engagement is highly valued in this scholarly exploration. We look forward to your meaningful participation.

Κύκλος Σεμιναρίων του Τομέα Ελληνικής και Ρωμαϊκής Αρχαιότητος - Ινστιτούτο Ιστορικών Ερευνών / E... more Κύκλος Σεμιναρίων του Τομέα Ελληνικής και Ρωμαϊκής Αρχαιότητος - Ινστιτούτο Ιστορικών Ερευνών / EΘνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών

Seminar Series held by the Section of Greek and Roman Antiquity - Institute of Historical Research / National Hellenic Research Foundation

Το σεμιναριακό μάθημα με θέμα «Εισαγωγή στην Αρχαία Ελληνική Νομισματική» απευθύνεται σε όσους επ... more Το σεμιναριακό μάθημα με θέμα «Εισαγωγή στην Αρχαία Ελληνική Νομισματική» απευθύνεται σε όσους επιθυμούν μια πρώτη επαφή με την επιστήμη της Νομισματικής των αρχαϊκών, κλασικών και ελληνιστικών χρόνων (6ος - 1ος αι. π.Χ.). Στο πλαίσιο των μαθημάτων θα παρουσιαστούν η εμφάνιση και η διάχυση του κερματοφόρου νομίσματος (απαρχές νομίσματος, ιστορικές πηγές, σταθμητικοί κανόνες, νομισματική κυκλοφορία, εικονογραφία, ενδεικτικές νομισματοκοπίες πόλεων, βασιλέων και κοινών), καθώς και η εφαρμογή των νέων τεχνολογιών στη νομισματική επιστήμη (νομισματική και διαδίκτυο, ψηφιοποίηση ιδιωτικών και δημόσιων συλλογών, εκπαιδευτικές εφαρμογές με θέμα το νόμισμα, αρχεία νομισμάτων κτλ). Το αναλυτικό διάγραμμα της δομής των μαθημάτων καθώς και η σχετική βιβλιογραφία θα κοινοποιηθούν στους φοιτητές στο πρώτο μάθημα.

After a long pause, the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Founda... more After a long pause, the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation is pleased to announce the organisation of the fourth Summer School on Ancient Greek and Roman Numismatics, to take place at its premises in Athens, from June 27th to July 7th 2023.

Pre-announcement of the fourth Summer School on Ancient Greek and Roman Numismatics that will tak... more Pre-announcement of the fourth Summer School on Ancient Greek and Roman Numismatics that will take place in Athens, 1-10 July 2020

The Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation is pleased to a... more The Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation is pleased to announce the organisation of its second Summer School on Ancient Greek and Roman Numismatics, to take place at its premises in Athens, from 2 to 11 July 2018.
The preliminary programme of the Summer School has been announced and you can find additional information on the NHRF website (http://www.eie.gr/nhrf/educational_activities/2018_numismatics/NHRF_Schools2018_Numismatics.html).
For more information contact us on: numismatics@eie.gr

The Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation is pleased to a... more The Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation is pleased to announce the organisation of its first Summer School on Ancient Greek and Roman Numismatics, to take place at its premises in Athens, from 3 to 12 July 2017.
The detailed programme of the Summer School, participation fees and the application procedure will be announced in January 2017 on the NHRF website (www.eie.gr).
For more information contact us on: numismatics@eie.gr

Επιτυχόντες/ούσες δεύτερου ακαδημαϊκού κύκλου για το ΠΜΣ "Αρχαιολογία της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου απ... more Επιτυχόντες/ούσες δεύτερου ακαδημαϊκού κύκλου για το ΠΜΣ "Αρχαιολογία της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου από την Προϊστορική Εποχή έως την Ύστερη Αρχαιότητα" για το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2015-2016.

Αντικείμενο του ΠΜΣ «Αρχαιολογία της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου: Ελλάδα, Αίγυπτος, Εγγύς Ανατολή» είναι... more Αντικείμενο του ΠΜΣ «Αρχαιολογία της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου: Ελλάδα, Αίγυπτος, Εγγύς Ανατολή» είναι η εκπαίδευση επιστημόνων στους θεματικούς άξονες της αρχαιολογίας, αιγυπτιολογίας, αρχαίας ιστορίας και των διαπολιτισμικών επαφών στην ανατολική Μεσόγειο της Εποχής του Χαλκού και των Ιστορικών Χρόνων. Επιπλέον, το ΠΜΣ στοχεύει α) στην απόκτηση ειδικών γνώσεων στη θεωρία και μεθοδολογία της ιστορικής και αρχαιολογικής έρευνας των πολιτισμών της ανατολικής Μεσογείου και κυρίως των τεχνικών και των αναλυτικών εργαλείων της για τη μελέτη και επιστημονική εμβάθυνση των θεωρητικών και εφαρμοσμένων πεδίων της αρχαιολογικής επιστήμης, καθώς και β) στην εξοικείωση των εκπαιδευόμενων με την κριτική επεξεργασία πρωτογενών και δευτερογενών πηγών και την ανάπτυξη της επιστημονικής μεθοδολογίας και των λειτουργικών εργαλείων για την διεξαγωγή έρευνας.