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Books by Valentina Di Napoli

MELETEMATA, 2018

The volume "What’s New in Roman Greece? Recent Work on the Greek Mainland and the Islands in the ... more The volume "What’s New in Roman Greece? Recent Work on the Greek Mainland and the Islands in the Roman Period" brings together the papers presented at an international conference held in Athens between 8–10 October 2015 and organized by the Roman Seminar Research Group in collaboration with the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation. The volume includes 43 contributions by scholars specializing in all facets of the history and archaeology of the Roman provinces in the territory of modern Greece, arranged in six broad subject groups: 1. Town and Country, 2. Economy and Exchange, 3. Urban Spaces, Infrastructures and the Archaeology of Buildings, 4. Visual Culture, 5. Cults, Sanctuaries and Mortuary Practices, and 6. The Roman Past in the Present. In addition to providing synthetic approaches and up-to-date accounts of individual research conducted in the last 25 years, the papers aim to shed light onto various questions that are important in order to understand how the societies of Greece responded in socioeconomic and cultural terms to becoming part of the Roman Empire.

""This volume deals with the buildings for public spectacles (theatres and odeia) in the Roman pr... more ""This volume deals with the buildings for public spectacles (theatres and odeia) in the Roman province of Achaea. Through the analysis of all the available evidence, the work aims to highlight the importance played by the theatrical culture in this area. As such, it not only focuses on the architectural development of the theatrical buildings over time and space, but it also takes into account the character of both the spectacles and other events which were carried out inside them, as well as their decorative elements. Outside Achaea, theatres of other provinces of the Roman Empire are dealt with as meaningful comparanda under several respects. The examination extends from the creation of the province of Achaea in 27 BC through the late 4th c. AD, the time to which the latest restoration work and the last additions of decorative elements are attested.
The first part of the volume reviews the archaeological evidence, examining a total of 32 theatrical buildings. These include both constructions built ex novo and earlier edifices, which were either altered under the Empire or were occasionally preserved in their original condition. Additional buildings, which are only referred to in the literary sources or were not in use in the Imperial period, are dealt with in the appendix (232-236).
The second part is an interpretation of the evidence. Chapter 1 focuses on the architectural development of the theatres in Greece, from the Classical age through the beginning of the Imperial period. The peculiarities of this building typology, born in Greece and spread over time to Magna Graecia and Sicily, are emphasized.
Chapter 2 deals not only with the spectacles held inside the theatres of Achaea, but also with the uses of such buildings, which included different kinds of events, such as agones, political assemblies and performances of a Roman type: mimes, pantomimes, ludi, and aquatic dances. Such a wide variety of functions accounts for several architectural peculiarities of the theatres of Achaea, highlighting major shifts and innovations against a framework of substantial continuity.
Chapter 3 analyzes the theatres of Roman Greece from the perspective of their architecture. The uninterrupted use of several theatres, which were but minimally altered from the late Classical through the late Roman period, is particularly emphasized. Conversely, most theatres of the Classical and Hellenistic age underwent modifications, which were usually limited to the stage, while the cavea was left unaltered. A few of them were newly built in the Imperial period, following trends of the core of the Empire. Drawing on this architectural analysis, a few tendencies can be singled out, rather than an encompassing evolutionary model. In fact, the coexistence in Achaea of traditional and western elements in both new and older buildings is a major feature that prevents one from generalizing and conversely invites a bottom-up approach.
Chapter 4 deals with the odeia, roofed buildings commonly of smaller size than the theatres. Their location both in sanctuaries and cities, the information provided by literary sources, and the comparison to similar buildings in other provinces underscore a variety of destinations, of both a political and an artistic nature. The various uses are reflected in both architecture and in the decoration of such buildings. It is also suggested that the odeia were used in the frame of the imperial cult.
Chapter 5 examines in detail the sculptural decoration of the theatrical buildings in the province of Achaea. Both sculptures and inscriptions documenting the presence of sculptures are taken into account. The decoration related to the architecture of the theatres includes both supporting figures, appearing mostly in the 2nd c. AD at the time of the Second Sophistic, and slabs decorated with reliefs, which play a central role in highlighting the self-representation and identity of the local civic communities. Ideal sculptures depict mostly Dionysian imagery, thereby underlying the substantial continuity with the past. Unlike the theatres of the western provinces of the Empire, opera nobilia and personifications are extremely rare and iconic statues are more numerous than ideal representations. The former group not only includes images of members of the imperial family and local benefactors, but also a category specific to the province of Achaea: outstanding personalities of the past (generals, philosophers, poets, scholars). Undoubtedly, this group of sculptures stresses the celebration of the past, a founding element of the definition of Greek identity under the Roman Empire.
Chapter 6 focuses on the relation between the theatre and the imperial cult in the province of Achaea. The festivities in honour of the emperor were centered on the procession (pompe) across several locations in the cities and celebrations inside theatres, which also included the exhibition of the portraits of the emperor and of members of the imperial family. The latter are not to be seen as proper cult images, but rather as a symbol of the tangible presence of the emperor and his family, thereby hinting at the solidity of the Empire. They include statues and portraits, as well as smaller busts that were carried during the processions on the occasion of the celebrations.
Chapter 7 concentrates on the decoration of three major theatres of Achaea in its whole: the theatre at Corinth, which represents an balanced synthesis of local tradition and exaltation of the imperial power; the theatre of Dionysus at Athens, where the connection with the past and the importance of tradition are emphasized; and the theatre at Messene, which functioned as the venue where members of the local family of the Saithidai celebrated themselves.
Finally, the epilogue of the volume focuses on the contribution of the theatre, under the point of view of architecture, decorative elements, and functions, to the study of the process of Romanization in Greece. The theatres of Achaea under the Empire represent an unrivalled source of information to evaluate the cultural impact of Rome on a Greek architectural type par excellence. To put it differently, the study of the theatres of Roman Greece enable one to grasp the cultural negotiation between Greek and Roman culture, as they were conceived as places where the central Roman authority confronted the provincial élites. Meanwhile, another aspect of the process of Romanization is documented in the theatres, namely, the self-representation of the local communities, both through the production of decorative programs, the carrying out of feasts and processions, and the modalities by which the spectators were distributed within the buildings. In Roman Greece, which is studied through the paradigm of the province of Achaea, theatres represent a place of confrontation and delicate balance between the local Greek and the Roman element. Confrontation is marked by the continuity of the Greek element and the preservation of specific features that create an expression of the purported respect of tradition. In the delicate balance between tradition and innovation, it is tradition that in most cases seems to have prevailed over innovation.""

Il Satyricon è per comune ammissione degli studiosi una delle opere più singolari della letteratu... more Il Satyricon è per comune ammissione degli studiosi una delle opere più singolari della letteratura antica per lo stile eccezionale e inusitato, ma soprattutto per la complicità che l'autore esige continuamente dal lettore, richiedendo sempre la sua attenzione.
Il romanzo è ambientato in Campania, che è quindi ampiamente presente nelle sue pagine.
Poche opere possono essere più adatte del Satyricon a far parte della collana dell'EnoLIBRO. Uno dei protagonisti del racconto, l'indimenticabile Trimalchione, per il quale "vita vinum est" ("è la vita, il vino"), dichiara, nel bel mezzo del suo pantagruelico banchetto: "Che volete, torna bene anche a cena fare cultura!"

Papers by Valentina Di Napoli

Les théâtres antiques et leur entrées: parodos et aditus, 2024

This article examines one of the main architectural features of the Graeco-Roman theatre, namely,... more This article examines one of the main architectural features of the Graeco-Roman theatre, namely, the lateral entrances, focusing on a time span that stretches from the Classical to the Late Roman period. Firstly, matters of terminology are addressed. It is shown that the lateral entrances of the Greek theatre were referred to either by the generic word εἴσοδος or, at least from the early Hellenistic period onwards, by the terminus technicus πάροδος. Next, their symbolic significance and their importance from the functional point of view in the Classical and Hellenistic theatre and drama are examined. Architecturally, the parodoi were open-air corridors flanking the retaining walls of the auditorium. Finally, the analysis of the changes observed in performances and theatrical architectures during Roman times leads to the conclusion that the centuries-long history of the side entrances in Greek theatres is characterized by a consistent continuity in both form and function over time.

Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens, 2021

Review of the theatrical spaces of ancient Athens, with a special focus on the pre-imperial periods

Μ. Βελιώτη-Γεωργοπούλου, Ι. Καραμανου (επιμ.), Θέατρο και ετερότητα. Θεωρία, δραματουργία και θεατρική πρακτική. Πρακτικά ΣΤ΄ Πανελληνίου θεατρολογικού Συνεδρίου, Ναύπλιο 2017 (Ναύπλιο 2021) 457-472, 2021

Slaves represent a typical case of otherness because of their social status, according to which t... more Slaves represent a typical case of otherness because of their social status, according to which they had many obligations and no rights at all. This paper presents a preliminary study of manumission inscriptions from three ancient Greek theatres, namely those at Oiniadai, Butrint, and Delphi. It yelds insight into some peculiarities in the legal status of manumitted slaves and offers a unique opportunity of examining documents which are directly related to this social class and reflect the very voice of manumitted slaves, given that manumission inscriptions were published at their own personal expenses.

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Benaki Museum Suppl. 12, 2020

This paper discusses an unpublished relief found at the northeastern corner of the Athenian Agora... more This paper discusses an unpublished relief found at the northeastern corner of the Athenian Agora, some metres to the northwest of the northern end of the Stoa of Attalos (Agora storerooms, inv. nos S 2375+2380+2391). The relief is made of medium-grained Pentelic marble and depicts a seated male figure who wears only a himation that conceals part of one leg. An example of outstanding workmanship, the piece dates to the age of Hadrian.
It is suggested that the figure depicts Dionysus. Furthermore, comparison to other similar sculptures and the dimensions of the fragments lead to the conclusion that this relief belongs to Despinis’ Group B of 2nd-century A.D. sculptured reliefs from Athens. The findspot of this relief offers a significant clue to the possible connection of the piece with the Hadrianic building located at the northeastern corner of the Athenian Agora; this building’s architecture is at the moment undergoing critical reassessment. Therefore, this evidence supports Despinis’ proposal that the reliefs belonging to Group B originally decorated a building located in the Athenian Agora.

The paper deals with the stone block ME 1310 (Archaeological Museum of Eretria), which bears the ... more The paper deals with the stone block ME 1310 (Archaeological Museum of Eretria), which bears the inscription ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΣ (late 4th cent. BC). It is suggested that it belonged to a quadrangular base honouring the comic poet Menander and that it was originally displayed in the western parodos of the theatre of Eretria, where other bases were placed against a long wall. Finally, it is suggested that this base originally supported a standing statue of the poet. This would provide an alternative iconography to the only one attested, which represents Menander as seated.

Οι δραστηριότητες της Ελβετικής Αρχαιολογικής Σχολής στην Ελλάδα το 2020/ The fieldwork of the Sw... more Οι δραστηριότητες της Ελβετικής Αρχαιολογικής Σχολής στην Ελλάδα το 2020/ The fieldwork of the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece in 2020: Ανασκαφικές εργασίες στην Αμάρυνθο/Excavations at Amarynthos in Euboea, Το δρακόσπιτο στη θέση Ίλκιζες/The Dragon house at Ilkizes in Euboea; Όρμο της Κοιλάδας/The Bay of Kiladha in Argolid

Πνευματική ιδιοκτησία εικόνων-Photo and Illustration Credits Εικόνες και σχέδια ΕΑΣ πλην διαφορετ... more Πνευματική ιδιοκτησία εικόνων-Photo and Illustration Credits Εικόνες και σχέδια ΕΑΣ πλην διαφορετικής μνείας. Photo and Illustration by ESAG unless otherwise specified.

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens, Mar 2021

Named for a goddess, epicenter of the first democracy, birthplace of tragic and comic theatre, lo... more Named for a goddess, epicenter of the first democracy, birthplace of tragic and comic theatre, locus of the major philosophical schools, artistically in the vanguard for centuries, ancient Athens looms large in contemporary study of the ancient world. This Companion is a comprehensive introduction the city, its topography and monuments, inhabitants and cultural institutions, religious rituals and politics. Chapters link the religious, cultural, and political institutions of Athens to the physical locales in which they took place. Discussion of the urban plan, with its streets, gates, walls, and public and private buildings, provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the city operated and what people saw, heard, smelled, and tasted as they flowed through it. Drawing on the latest scholarship, as well as excavation discoveries at the Agora, sanctuaries, and cemeteries, the Companion explores how the city was planned, how it functioned, and how it was transformed from a democratic polis into a Roman city.

Table of Contents

An Introduction, Jenifer Neils:
1. Leagros: An Athenian life, H. A. Shapiro
Part I. The Urban Fabric:
2. Asty and Chora: city and countryside, Sylvian Fachard
3. The emergence of the polis, John K. Papadopoulos
4. City streets, walls, and gates, Leda Costaki and Anna Maria Theocharaki
5. The akropolis, Panos Valavanis
6. The agora: public life and administration, John McK. Camp II
7. Athenian inscription, Elizabeth A. Meyer
8. Water and water management, Jutta Stroszeck
9. Housing and domestic architecture, Katherine B. Harrington
10. The archaic and classical cemeteries, Tim Shea
Part II. Inhabitants:
11. Population and social structure, Danielle L. Kellogg
12. The Athenian family, Cynthia B. Patterson
13. Death and disease, Maria A. Liston
14. Animals in Athenian Life, Tyler Jo Smith
Part III. Business/Commerce:
15. Labor and employment, David M. Lewis
16. Piraeus: harbors, navy, and shipping, George Steinhauer
17. The archaeology of markets and trade, Mark L. Lawall
18. Coinage and its economic implications, John H. Kroll
19. The ceramic industry, Susan I. Rotroff
20. Sculpture and its role in the city, Olga Palagia
Part IV. Culture and Sport:
21. The philosophical schools, Geoffrey Bakewell
22. Athletics, democracy, and war, David M. Pritchard
23. Theatrical spaces, Valentina Di Napoli
24. Athenian festivals, Margaret M. Miles and Jenifer Neils
25. Eating and drinking, Ann Steiner
26. Sex and the city, Kirk Ormand
Part V. Politics:
27. Associations, James Kierstead
28. Rule of law and law courts, Edward M. Harris
29. Armed forces, David M. Pritchard
30. Roman Athens, Dylan K. Rogers
31. Early travelers and the rediscovery of Athens, Robert K. Pitt
32. Modern Athens and its relationship with the past, Robert A. Bridges, Jr
33.Urban archaeology: uncovering the ancient city, Leda Costaki

Logeion, 2020

ABSTRACT: The article examines the orchestra of the Theatre of Dionysus and presents new observat... more ABSTRACT: The article examines the orchestra of the Theatre of Dionysus and presents new observations about the Roman imperial phases of the monu- ment. A thorough study of the decorative motifs of the marble pavement leads to the identifation of two different phases: the first one can be linked to the trans- formations brought about by Tib. Cl. Novius in A.D. 61-62, while the second is later. The marble parapet around the orchestra of the Theatre is also ascribed to the phase of Novius. Furthermore, small holes in the pavement of the orchestra demonstrate that beast hunts were held in the Theatre, and a preliminary recon- struction of the protective grill around the orchestra is presented. The grill was necessary when gladiatorial games and beast hunts took place in the Theatre. Finally, some technical details demonstrate that in late periods the orchestra was occasionally transformed into a waterproof pool for water spectacles.

Logeion, 2019

The article examines the orchestra of the Theatre of Dionysus and presents new observations about... more The article examines the orchestra of the Theatre of Dionysus and presents new observations about the Roman imperial phases of the monument. A thorough study of the decorative motifs of the marble pavement leads to the identification of two different phases: the first one can be linked to the transformations brought about by Tib. C. Novius in A.D. 61-62, while the second one is later. The marble parapet around the orchestra of the Theatre is also ascribed to the phase of Novius. Furthermore, small holes in the pavement of the orchestra demonstrate that beast hunts were held in the Theatre, and a preliminary reconstruction of the protective grill around the orchestra is presented. The grill was necessary when gladiatorial games and beast hunts took place in the Theatre. Finally, some technical details demonstrate that in late periods the orchestra was occasionally transformed into a waterproof pool for water spectacles.

In: What's New in Roman Greece? Recent Work on the Greek Mainland and the Islands in the Roman Period, edited by V. di Napoli, F. Camia, V. Evangelidis, D. Grigoropoulos, D. Rogers & S. Vlizos, pp. xiii-xxviii. Athens: NHRF, 2018

What’s New in Roman Greece? Recent Work on the Greek Mainland and the Islands in the Roman Period. Proceedings of a Conference held at Athens, 8-10 October 2015, 2018

Γλυπτική και κοινωνία στη ρωμαϊκή Ελλάδα: καλλιτεχνικά προϊόντα, κοινωνικές προβολές, 2018

The present paper examines figured reliefs that adorned some of the public buildings of Roman Gre... more The present paper examines figured reliefs that adorned some of the public buildings of Roman Greece. Most of such reliefs have been found either in Roman colonies, or in cities and centres that had developed strong links with Rome and whose importance was often crucial for Roman politics in this area. They usually display mythological subjects and seem to refer to legendary times, alluding to old traditions and past glories.
Besides some observations of a stylistic nature, issues regarding the meaning of these reliefs in their display context will be the main focus of the paper. It will be argued that they not only played a central role in stressing civic identity, but were also intended to preserve a shared Greek memory at a time when political autonomy was lost and new stylistic patterns and ideological models were being imported
from outside by the new Roman rulers.

Les communautés du Nord Egéen au temps de l'hégémonie romaine, entre ruptures et continuités, 2018

This papers examines the entertainment buildings in Roman Macedonia and Aegean Thrace. Their arch... more This papers examines the entertainment buildings in Roman Macedonia and Aegean Thrace. Their architectural features, their decorative elements, and their functions are explored. Two aspects are particularly taken into account: on the one side, the possible continuity with the past from the architectural and functional point of view; on the other side, the elements of rupture with the tradition, such as new uses (gladiatorial combats and arena spectacles), new architectural formulae, new decorative elements, or even their abandonment. The ultimate goal is to weight the impact of the Roman presence in the area through the study of these buildings.

Τυπώθηκε σε 1000 αντίτυπα Η αναπαραγωγή ολόκληρου ή μέρους του παρόντος διώκεται βάσει του νόμου ... more Τυπώθηκε σε 1000 αντίτυπα Η αναπαραγωγή ολόκληρου ή μέρους του παρόντος διώκεται βάσει του νόμου περί πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας και δεν επιτρέπεται χωρίς έγγραφη άδεια της ΕΑΣ.

Οι δραστηριότητες της Ελβετικής Αρχαιολογικής Σχολής στην Ελλάδα το 2018/ The fieldwork of the Sw... more Οι δραστηριότητες της Ελβετικής Αρχαιολογικής Σχολής στην Ελλάδα το 2018/ The fieldwork of the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece in 2018: Η Νότια Παλαίστρα της Ερέτριας/The South Palestra of Eretria, Ανασκαφικές εργασίες στην Αμάρυνθο/Excavations at Amarynthos, Όρμο της Κοιλάδας/The Bay of Kiladha

MELETEMATA, 2018

Les théâtres antiques et leur entrées: parodos et aditus, 2024

Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens, 2021

Review of the theatrical spaces of ancient Athens, with a special focus on the pre-imperial periods

Download of full book of proceedings at https://ts.uop.gr/gr/

Benaki Museum Suppl. 12, 2020

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens, Mar 2021

Table of Contents

Logeion, 2020

Logeion, 2019

What’s New in Roman Greece? Recent Work on the Greek Mainland and the Islands in the Roman Period. Proceedings of a Conference held at Athens, 8-10 October 2015, 2018

Γλυπτική και κοινωνία στη ρωμαϊκή Ελλάδα: καλλιτεχνικά προϊόντα, κοινωνικές προβολές, 2018

Les communautés du Nord Egéen au temps de l'hégémonie romaine, entre ruptures et continuités, 2018

The papers examines honorific statues erected in the theatres of Roman Greece (focusing on the ex... more The papers examines honorific statues erected in the theatres of Roman Greece (focusing on the examples of Messene, Corinth, Butrint, and the odeum of Thessaloniki) and compares them to those of Asia Minor (especially Aphrodisias) and the western Empire. The sculptural formulas adopted, the location of the statues within the theatre, as well as their interaction with the decoration of the theatre as a whole are taken into account. As a result, some peculiarities emerge in the use of honorific statues in Greek theatres during the Roman period

Abstract Since E.L. Bowie’s seminal article on the Greeks and their past in the Second Sophistic,... more Abstract
Since E.L. Bowie’s seminal article on the Greeks and their past in the Second Sophistic, the study of Greece in the Roman Empire has been experiencing what has been described in other areas of social sciences and the humanities as a ‘mnemonic turn’. The purpose
of this article is to rethink the role and scope of these approaches by revisiting some of their assumptions and by posing a series of related questions: was the Roman conquest a catalyst for the emergence of phenomena of mobilization of the past in Greek societies?
If such phenomena articulated conscious local responses to the imperial situation, how uniform were these responses across the Greek mainland? Were Greeks unique in this respect compared to other provincial societies across the empire? Did every use and representation
of the past always have an ideological significance that can be read from the available textual and material evidence? Can we classify and describe all these phenomena by using the ‘language of memory’? By examining these issues, we wish to highlight the
complex nature of the evidence and the need to take into account its potential and its limitations when making inferences about remembering as a social and cultural strategy.
https://www.sidestone.com/books/strategies-of-remembering-in-greece-under-rome-100-bc-100-ad

Since E.L. Bowie’s seminal article on the Greeks and their past in the Second Sophistic, the stud... more Since E.L. Bowie’s seminal article on the Greeks and their past in the Second Sophistic, the study of Greece in the Roman Empire has been experiencing what has been described in other areas of social sciences and the humanities as a ‘mnemonic turn’. The purpose of this article is to rethink the role and scope of these approaches by revisiting some of their assumptions and by posing a series of related questions: was the Roman conquest a catalyst for the emergence of phenomena of mobilization of the past in Greek societies? If such phenomena articulated conscious local responses to the imperial situation, how uniform were these responses across the Greek mainland? Were Greeks unique in this respect compared to other provincial societies across the empire? Did every use and representation of the past always have an ideological significance that can be read from the available textual and material evidence? Can we classify and describe all these phenomena by using the ‘language of memory’? By examining these issues, we wish to highlight the complex nature of the evidence and the need to take into account its potential and its limitations when making inferences about remembering as a social and cultural strategy.

Logeion, 2018

5. see also the remarks in my book Teatri della Grecia romana: forma, decorazione, funzioni. La p... more 5. see also the remarks in my book Teatri della Grecia romana: forma, decorazione, funzioni. La provincia d'achaia, (μεΛεΤημΑΤΑ 67) atene 2013, 122-124. 6. labelled as "charonian passageways": see below, 267 note 34. 7. on the use of this term see below, 263. 8. he is therefore forced to affirm: "Da diese inkonsequenz jedoch einen architektonischen entwicklungsschritt spiegelt, hat sie im praktischen Gebrauch der Begriffe keine folgen, sondern bleibt bloss formaler natur" (textband p. 157). 9. for a new attempt at reconstructing the 'lycurgan' scene building, see chr. Papasta mativon moock, "the theatre of Dionysus eleuthereus in athens: new Data and ob servations on its 'lycurgan' Phase", in: e. csapo-h. r. Goette-J. r. Green-P. Wilson

Logeion, 2018

Extensive review of the 3 volumes by Hans Peter Isler, Antike Theaterbauten. Ein Handbuch (2017).... more Extensive review of the 3 volumes by Hans Peter Isler, Antike Theaterbauten. Ein Handbuch (2017). Also online: https://www.logeion.upatras.gr/node/218

BMCR 2018.09.20, 2018

Book review of R. R. R. Smith, Bryan Ward-Perkins (ed.), The Last Statues of Antiquity, Oxford Un... more Book review of R. R. R. Smith, Bryan Ward-Perkins (ed.), The Last Statues of Antiquity, Oxford University Press 2016, a collection of essays that presents some results of the research project “The Last Statues of Antiquity” (LSA), whose aim (Preface, p. v), “was to collect the full range of evidence for new, or newly erected, statues in the late Roman period, to examine the nature of these statues and how they were used, and to consider why they slowly disappeared from the urban landscape.” This ambitious goal has an empire-wide character and therefore deals with an enormous wealth of material: more than 2,800 statues and inscribed statue bases set up after the accession of Diocletian in AD 284 and before the end of the statue habit in the early 7th century. The volume is the companion to the Last Statues of Antiquity (LSA) Database created between 2009 and 2012.

American Journal of Archaeology 122.4, 2018

Book review of: N. de Chaisemartin - D. Theodorescu, Le théâtre d’Aphrodisias: Les structures scé... more Book review of: N. de Chaisemartin - D. Theodorescu, Le théâtre d’Aphrodisias: Les structures scéniques (2017)

Kathleen Coleman, Jocely ne Nelis-Clément (ed.), L'organisation des spectacles dans le monde roma... more Kathleen Coleman, Jocely ne Nelis-Clément (ed.), L'organisation des spectacles dans le monde romain. Entretiens sur l'Antiquité classique, 58. V andoeuv res; Genèv e: Fondation Hardt, 201 2. Pp. x x v ii, 37 2. ISBN 97 82600007 580. €90.95. Rev iewed by V alentina Di Napoli, Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece (dinapoliv @y ahoo.com) V ersion at BMCR home site Pierre Ducrey , Director of the v on Hardt Foundation and author of the preface to the present v olume, brings us back to the first Entretiens, which took place in V andoeuv res in 1 952. On that occasion, Baron Kurd v on Hardt, the Maecenas of the Foundation, announced that he sought to gather annually scholars from different places, in order to foster debate about topics related to a shared Western heritage, to Classics, and to the classical tradition. Fifty -eight y ears later, in August 201 1 , Kathleen Coleman and Jocely ne Nelis-Clément chaired a meeting of eight scholars coming from sev en different countries. The papers of the conference, written in English, French, German, and Italian, hav e

ASAtene 82, Serie III.4 Tomo II, 2004, 593-600

All welcome to the round-table discussion Aspects of the cult of Isis in Roman Greece, by Si... more All welcome to the round-table discussion
Aspects of the cult of Isis in Roman Greece,
by Silvana Blazevska, Dafni Maikidou-Poutrinou and Barbette Spaeth.
Discussant: Eleni Fassa.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 17.00 (Athens time) in a hybrid format with live presence at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and via Zoom link. Plese register in https://www.sia.gr/en/articles.php?tid=786

This programme of lectures (first semester 2023) features talks by Goce Pavlovski and Stella Skal... more This programme of lectures (first semester 2023) features talks by Goce Pavlovski and Stella Skaltsa, as well as a round-table discussion about the cult of Isis in Roman Greece (in collaboration with the Athens Greek Religion Seminar)

Dear friends of the RS, We are very happy to announce the 2023 Roman Seminar Lectures, which als... more Dear friends of the RS,
We are very happy to announce the 2023 Roman Seminar Lectures, which also marks the 10 year anniversary of RS. Our first guest will be Goce Pavlovski from the National Institution of Stobi who will speak about the really interesting Building with Arches, one of the grand public buildings of the Roman city of Stobi, a unique chance to know the public architecture of this large urban center. The lecture will be held in a hybrid format at the Danish Institute at Athens, the Director of which continuously supports our effort to promote the Roman period Archaeology and History.
You are welcome to attend and take part in the discussion and for the people who want to join us virtually the zoom link is
https://upatras-gr.zoom.us/j/92163343167?pwd=YkMxTTBTVzFUL1A5OWZXNERqa05JZz09

A lecture by prof. Stathis Stiros (University of Patras, Dept. of Civil Engineering) about earthq... more A lecture by prof. Stathis Stiros (University of Patras, Dept. of Civil Engineering) about earthquakes and the destruction of ancient Roman towns of Greece.
The lecture is hosted by the Roman Seminar and will be in Greek with English powerpoint
Follow the link https://upatras-gr.zoom.us/j/92026488318?pwd=OHFVTlJXNmZnTnhybEpUWUZ5MDgwdz09
meeting ID: 920 2648 8318
passcode: 885268

Αγαπητοί συνάδελφοι και φίλοι, σας ενημερώνουμε για την ομιλία του Marco Galli που θα πραγματοπ... more Αγαπητοί συνάδελφοι και φίλοι,

σας ενημερώνουμε για την ομιλία του Marco Galli που θα πραγματοποιηθεί στις 4 Δεκεμβρίου 2014 στις 7.00 μ.μ. Η ομιλία θα είναι στα αγγλικά και θα λάβει χώρα στη βιβλιοθήκη του Μουσείου Μπενάκη (είσοδος από το ισόγειο).

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Dear colleagues and friends,

please take note of the upcoming lecture by Marco Galli, to be held on December 4, 2014 at 7.00 pm. Seminar will be in English and will be held at the library of the Benaki Museum (entrance from the ground floor).

Programme of the conference to be held at Athens, National Hellenic Research Fund, 8-10 October 2015

Dear colleagues and friends, The lecture by prof. Isabella Baldini "Pagan Statuary in Late-Antiqu... more Dear colleagues and friends,
The lecture by prof. Isabella Baldini "Pagan Statuary in Late-Antique Athens" will be held -as planned- on Thursday, 3 December 2015, 7.00 p.m.
GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, Seminar Room,
2nd floor (Feidiou 1, Athens)
You all welcome

The Italian Archaeological School at Athens is pleased to host the book launch of: "What's Ne... more The Italian Archaeological School at Athens is pleased to host the book launch of:

"What's New in Roman Greece?. Recent Work on the Greek Mainland and the Island in the Roman Period". Eds. V. DI NAPOLI, F. CAMIA, V. EVANGELIDIS, D. GRIGOROPOULOS, D. ROGERS, S. VLIZOS. Meletemata 80 (2019).

This event is organized by the Roman Seminar Research Group and the National Hellenic Research Foundations (EIE).

It will be presented by: S. KREMYDI, V. DI NAPOLI, K. WINTHER-JACOBSEN and P. KARANASTASI.

Monday, 3 June 2019, 'Doro Levi Lecture Hall', 7.00 p.m.

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Please take note of the upcoming Roman Seminar by Professor Michael... more Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Please take note of the upcoming Roman Seminar by Professor Michael Hoff (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) to be held on Thursday 24 March 2016 at 7.00 pm. The lecture will take place at the seminar room of the German Archaeological Institute at Athens (Pheidiou 1, 2nd floor).

The Organizing Committee
Roman Seminar

Πέμπτη 14 Απριλίου 2016 17.30 - 20.15 ΡΩΜΑΪΚΟ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΕΚΔΗΛΩΣΕΩΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΠΑΝΕΠ... more Πέμπτη 14 Απριλίου 2016 17.30 - 20.15
ΡΩΜΑΪΚΟ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟ
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΕΚΔΗΛΩΣΕΩΝ
ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ, ΤΜΗΜΑ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ
ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΕΚΜΑΓΕΙΩΝ, ΝΕΟ ΚΤΙΡΙΟ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΚΗΣ ΣΧΟΛΗΣ

Αγαπητοί συνάδελφοι και φίλοι, Σας ενημερώνουμε για το προσεχές Ρωμαϊκό Σεμινάριο που φιλοξενεί ... more Αγαπητοί συνάδελφοι και φίλοι,

Σας ενημερώνουμε για το προσεχές Ρωμαϊκό Σεμινάριο που φιλοξενεί διάλεξη του Στυλιανού Κατάκη (Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών) την Πέμπτη 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2018 στις 7.00 μ.μ.

Η διάλεξη θα λάβει χώρα στο Γερμανικό Αρχαιολογικό Ινστιτούτο (Φειδίου 1, αίθουσα διαλέξεων, 2ος όροφος).

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες στη συνημμένη αφίσα.

Η Οργανωτική Επιτροπή
Ρωμαϊκό Σεμινάριο

Τα γλυπτά από την Απτέρα. Παρατηρήσεις στην πλαστική της Ύστερης Αρχαιότητας από τη Δυτική Κρήτη.

Αφορμή της σημερινής ομιλίας είναι η μελέτη των γλυπτών από την αρχαία Απτέρα, κοντά στα Χανιά στη δυτική Κρήτη. Ελάχιστα είναι τα πλήρως σωζόμενα αγάλματα ή αγαλμάτια, από την Απτέρα, και αυτά κατά κανόνα δεν προέρχονται από συστηματικές ανασκαφικές έρευνες. Πρόκειται κυρίως για μικρά θραύσματα ελληνιστικών και ρωμαϊκών χρόνων, από τα οποία ιδιαίτερα σημαντικά είναι δύο ένθετα μέλη από χέρια αγαλμάτων αξιωματούχων της Ύστερης Αρχαιότητας. Τα αγάλματα αυτά όπως και δύο κεφαλές στο Μουσείο Χανίων, δείχνουν ότι μετά τον καταστρεπτικό σεισμό του 365 μ.Χ. άρχισε μία νέα περίοδος ανάκαμψης.

Slaving States That Athens and Rome needed huge amounts of slaves to function is well known, and... more Slaving States

That Athens and Rome needed huge amounts of slaves to function is well known, and their numbers and lives have been the subject of renewed interest in recent years. Much less study has been devoted to their external supply: to the polities that furnished Greek and Roman traders with slaves for work in the mines and on plantations. The evidence is patchy to non- existent, of course. This talk will proceed by analogy, introducing the slaving society of Dahomey, and then showing how the evidence from certain Gallic tribes, and, perhaps, the Odyrissian kingdom, follows similar patterns, and the kinds of evidence that might be used to tease them out.

Full programme of our 8th cycle of lectures about Roman Greece

Presentation of the book "What's New in Roman Greece? Recent Work on the Greek Mainland and the I... more Presentation of the book "What's New in Roman Greece? Recent Work on the Greek Mainland and the Islands in the Roman Period", edited by V. Di Napoli, F. Camia, V. Evangelidis, D. Grigoropoulos, D. Rogers, S. Vlizos.
Proceedings of the international conference held in Athens (8-10 Oct. 2015), ΜΕΛΕΤΗΜΑΤΑ 80, Athens 2018.
With the participation of: Sophia Kremydi (NHRF - IHR), Valentina Di Napoli (Roman Seminar research group), Kristina Winther-Jakobsen (Danish Institute at Athens) and Pavlina Karanastassi (University of Crete).
Venue: the Italian Archaeological School at Athens, Parthenonos 14-16, Athens, Greece.

The Odeion of Agrippa was one of the most important monuments of Roman Athens. Built around 15 BC... more The Odeion of Agrippa was one of the most important monuments of Roman Athens. Built around 15 BC by Agrippa, son in law of Augustus, it was located in the centre of the Greek Agora, where still today several remains of the cavea and the nearby orchestra are visible. The orchestra has preserved conspicuous remains of the marble pavement, which is among the most representative ones of imperial Athens. A recent re-examination of the sectilia pavimenta in Athens offered the opportunity to reconsider this large marble floor, that had been excavated and studied in 1950 by Homer Thompson. The detailed analysis of the remains allowed us to fully understand the diachronic development of this pavement, clearly highlighting different phases and restorations of the marble floor in the orchestra.

Το Ωδείο του Αγρίππα είναι ένα από τα πιο σημαντικά μνημεία της ρωμαϊκής Αθήνας. Έργο χρηματοδοτημένο από τον Αγρίππα, γαμπρό του Αυγούστου, και οικοδομημένο το 15 π.Χ. περίπου, βρισκόταν στο κέντρο της Αγοράς, όπου και σήμερα σώζονται οι γνωστοί ανάγλυφοι πεσσοί με τους Τρίτωνες, όπως και τμήμα του κοίλου και της ορχήστρας. Αυτή ήταν πλακοστρωμένη με ένα μαρμάρινο δάπεδο, ένα από τα πιο αντιπροσωπευτικά παραδείγματα του είδους sectilia pavimenta της Αθήνας. Μία πρόσφατη έρευνα για τα δάπεδα της Αθήνας αυτού του είδους πρόσφερε την ευκαιρία να επανεξεταστεί αυτό το δάπεδο που δημοσιεύθηκε από τον H. Thompson το 1950. Η ακριβής ανάλυση των υπολειμμάτων του δαπέδου επέτρεψε να κατανοήσουμε πλήρως την διαχρονική εξέλιξη αυτού του μαρμαροθετήματος και να εντοπίσουμε μερικές μεταγενέστερες φάσεις αποκατάστασής του.

The Italian Archaeological School at Athens is pleased to invite you to the lecture: "Romanizing ... more The Italian Archaeological School at Athens is pleased to invite you to the lecture: "Romanizing Greece? Spectacles and Buildings for Entertainment in Greece during the Imperial Period", held by Dr. Valentina DI NAPOLI (University of Patras, Theatre Studies Deparment – Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece).

This event is organized by Dr. Paolo Storchi (Sapienza, University of Rome – Postdoctoral Scholar at the Italian Archaeological School at Athens).

October, 11, 2018, Italian Archaeological School at Athens, 'Seminar Room 3rd Floor', 5.00 p.m.

A reception will be offered after the lecture.

Giovedi 11/10/2018 - 17:00 V. Di Napoli, Romanizing Greece? Spectacles and Buildings Giovedi 15... more Giovedi 11/10/2018 - 17:00
V. Di Napoli, Romanizing Greece? Spectacles and Buildings

Giovedi 15/11/2018 - 17:00
E. Tzavella, Attica after Antiquity (4th-7th c.)

Giovedi 13/12/2018 - 17:00
S. Katsarou, Rituals in caves in the Neolithic in Greece

Το Ωδείο της Πάτρας, ένα στεγασμένο θεατρικό οικοδόμημα του 2ου αι. μ.Χ., ήταν ένα από τα πιο επι... more Το Ωδείο της Πάτρας, ένα στεγασμένο θεατρικό οικοδόμημα του 2ου αι. μ.Χ., ήταν ένα από τα πιο επιβλητικά και περίοπτα μνημεία της ρωμαϊκής πόλης. Το Ωδείο και το γειτονικό Στάδιο χτίστηκαν σε μια γειτονιά της Πάτρας κοντά στην αγορά, που ήταν αφιερωμένη στα θεάματα. Στη διάλεξη θα παρουσιαστούν η ιστορία του μνημείου (και της αποκάλυψής του), τα είδη θεαμάτων που πιθανώς να λάμβαναν χώρα σε αυτό, καθώς επίσης οι προοπτικές της σύγχρονης έρευνας σε σχέση με το συγκεκριμένο μνημείο.
Την εκδήλωση θα προλογίσει ο Πρύτανης του Πανεπιστημίου Καθηγητής κ. Χρ. Μπούρας

Seminario del Dottorato in Patrimoni Archeologici, Storici-Architettonici e Paesaggistici mediter... more Seminario del Dottorato in Patrimoni Archeologici, Storici-Architettonici e Paesaggistici mediterranei

Giovedì 28 gennaio 2021, ore 16:00 (CET)

Introduce Giorgio Rocco, Politecnico di Bari

Discussione delle trasformazioni architettoniche e funzionali dei teatri in Grecia durante l'epoca imperiale

Su piattaforma google/Meet al link: meet.google.com/qti-vcdv-vmg

The talk will discuss the temple for the imperial cult in Eretria (Euboea) in the framework of th... more The talk will discuss the temple for the imperial cult in Eretria (Euboea) in the framework of the emperor worship in Roman Greece. Particular emphasis will be given to the ways in which the imperial cult and the places for the worship of the emperor were anchored to the Greek architectural, sculptural, and cultic landscape

Pavia, Collegio Ghislieri, Aula Goldoniana, lun. 10 dic. 2018

Seminar at the Italian Archaeological School at Athens, seminar room, 3rd floor

Giornata di studio "I teatri romani in Grecia. Studio, conservazione e valorizzazione" Universit... more Giornata di studio "I teatri romani in Grecia. Studio, conservazione e valorizzazione"
Università degli Studi di Padova, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali, Scuola di Dottorato in storia, critica e conservazione dei beni culturali, 27 aprile 2015

Talk (Hauskolloquium) presented at the German Archaeological Institute at Athens (15.01.2014)

Opuscula, 2020

Review of the monograph "What's New in Roman Greece" (Athens 2018)

Classical Journal, 2016

Review of the book R. Frederiksen, E.R. Gebhard, A. Sokolicek (eds), The Architecture of the Anci... more Review of the book R. Frederiksen, E.R. Gebhard, A. Sokolicek (eds), The Architecture of the Ancient Greek Theatre (Aarhus 2015), mentioning my contribution "Architecture and Romanization: The Transition to Roman Forms in Greek Theatres of the Augustan Age"

Abstracts of the papers presented at the international workshop "Reframing Antique Sculpture in R... more Abstracts of the papers presented at the international workshop "Reframing Antique Sculpture in Roman Greece" (20-21 Oct. 2022, Athens). The abstracts are organized by sessions

In the last decades, sculptural reuse in the Greco-Roman world has become a topic of growing inte... more In the last decades, sculptural reuse in the Greco-Roman world has become a topic of growing interest. More recent research in this field is increasingly - and convincingly - adopting a material cultural perspective, shifting the emphasis to the sculptures themselves and to their transformation over time and space, often conceptualized as afterlife (Leypold et al. 2014; Kristensen and Stirling 2016; Kousser 2017; Queyrel and von den Hoff 2017; Ng and Swetnam-Burland 2018). The vast majority of these studies focus on Late Antiquity as the period during which the better documented evidence dates, although there is ample consensus that sculptural reuse is ongoing and widespread in civic, religious, and domestic spaces throughout the ancient Mediterranean. Particular attention is also paid to the transformation of honorary statues as a consequence of social, political, or economic changes. Precious information on the Greek and Roman attitudes towards antique sculptures comes from studies dealing with the translocation of artworks from Greece as booty during the Late Roman Republican period and, more recently, on the phenomenon of collecting.
This workshop aims to discuss sculptural reuse in Roman Greece by focusing on the itineraries (Hahn and Weiss 2013) of stone sculptures produced between the sixth and the second centuries BCE.
In particular, we aim to address the following questions:

- What different motivations may we identify behind the attention for antique sculptures in different geographic and chronological contexts?
- What can these forms of attention for antique sculptures reveal about Greco-Roman antiquarianism and attitudes toward the past?
- What were the sources and channels of supply and distribution of the reused sculptures?
- What may the provenance of the reused sculptures tell us about the transformation of Greek civic, religious, and funerary landscapes over time?

Papers will address case studies related to the reframing and/or displacement of statues and reliefs in civic, religious, domestic, and funerary contexts; to the material and legal aspects of preserving antique sculptures in Roman Greece; to the economic and organizational aspects of the trade in antique sculptures. Some cases may highlight sculptural reuse as ongoing and widespread before the late Roman Imperial period.

International Conference “Twilight of the Gods: Greek Cult Places and the Transition to Late Anti... more International Conference “Twilight of the Gods:
Greek Cult Places and the Transition to Late Antiquity”

Organized by the Athens Greek Religion Seminar and the Roman Seminar
with the kind support of Fritz Thyssen Foundation, Magnus Bergvalls Stiftelse, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI), Swedish Institute at Athens (SIA)
Hosted by the Swedish Institute at Athens and online (registration required and opens Friday October 8, at www.twog.gr)

Programme of the International Conference "What's New in Roman Greece?", organized by the Roman S... more Programme of the International Conference "What's New in Roman Greece?", organized by the Roman Seminar and the Institute of Historical Research (NHRF). The congress took place at Athens (National Hellenic Research Foundation, amphitheatre L. Zervas) on Oct. 8-10, 2015.

Ancient Theatre As a Space for Social Negotiation: Marginalised Groups in the Spotlight Plays ... more Ancient Theatre As a Space for Social Negotiation: Marginalised Groups in the Spotlight

Plays as well as depictions alluding to them deal extensively with characters who are not important in the actual social context as individuals in their own right, but merely as part of the lives of higher-ranking persons. This is particularly noticeable in Greek and Latin comedies: slaves/servants, parasites, flatterers or hetaerae, among others, are characterised or illuminated from various angles by their actions and speeches as well as by the (re-)actions of other figures, occupying a large part of the play or influencing the plot in an explicit way. The role of such figures is much less prominent in tragedies, but (some) such figures are also thematised/shaped in these. The same applies to the imagery: comedy actors in the costume of a slave or other figures on the lower fringes of society are very prominently represented both quantitatively and qualitatively in multi-figure scenes and among the individual figures; these are supplemented by a small number of tragedy actor figures that can be assigned to the aforementioned group of people.
The conference will focus on the design of marginalised persons (or groups) and the background to their prominent thematisation from both an archaeological and philological perspective. Questions to be asked in this context include how the individual roles are characterised, which means are used for the said characterisation, and to what extent their characterisation affects the design of persons who are located at the centre of society (relationships, juxtaposition). In addition, differences in the design of corresponding roles in comedy and tragedy, as well as in textual and figurative versions, will be analysed. And finally, synchronic differentiations and diachronic changes will be explored.

The paper I presented at the workshop held in Athens in October 2022 addressed the topic of sculp... more The paper I presented at the workshop held in Athens in October 2022 addressed the topic of sculptural reuse in Roman Greece, using several grave stelai from late Classical and Hellenistic Boeotia as case studies. These stelai were reused as such, with some alterations, during the early Roman period. As a matter of fact, a significant portion of the reused materials in Greece consists of funerary stelai, which are documented in virtually every region of the country and demonstrate a diachronic distribution. The forms of reuse for such objects are numerous, ranging from later (and sometimes multiple) uses as grave markers –with or without modifications– to completely different purposes, such as serving as building material in both funerary and non-funerary contexts. As a result, various interpretations of this phenomenon have been suggested, often emphasizing the economic nature of the reuse, driven by limited economic resources and the need for affordable available material.
The present paper examines a broader set of case studies and attempts to suggest a theoretical framework to the phenomenon of grave markers reuse in Roman Greece. For this purpose, the following elements will be considered: individuals involved in the selection of a grave marker and possible criteria influencing the choice; the presence of these artifacts at the local level and their potential wider distribution outside the city, region, or province; rituals associated with funerals and particularly ceremonies performed at the tomb; legal issues regarding the protection of funerary monuments; ancient accounts reporting subsequent uses of funerary objects. Questions regarding the local and global itineraries of reused grave markers, issues of taste and appreciation of older artifacts, the concept of appropriating the past, and the emotional response of both the direct users and the viewers of grave markers will be addressed.

In 1970, during excavations in the Athenian Agora, in the area located at the northern end of the... more In 1970, during excavations in the Athenian Agora, in the area located at the northern end of the Stoa of Attalos, a series of octagonal bases was found. The bases, which are of Pentelic marble, are dated to the imperial period and bear relief figures, many fragments of which have been discovered. They are unpublished.
In this paper, both the bases and the relief figures will be presented for the first time. Their chronology and stylistic features will be carefully examined. Furthermore, an attempt at reconstructing their iconography will be made. Finally, their relationship with the so-called “Northeast Complex” and the general topography of this area of the Agora in Roman times will be explored.

Paper in the framework of the International Conference "Roman Sculpture in Greece", Athens 12-14 Dec. 2019

This paper explores the phenomenon of theatres and theatrical culture in the cities of the Roman ... more This paper explores the phenomenon of theatres and theatrical culture in the cities of the Roman Empire. Doubtless, today we live in a world where an increasing need for sociability can be observed, although this aspect of our human nature is taking new forms, often at the expenses of body-to-body sociability. The present lecture concentrates on the ancient world and tries to demonstrate that the world of the theatre is well suited to offer interesting insights on how and to which extent people who lived in the Roman Empire can be considered to be “sociable” and in which ways they intended this concept and perceived this practice. For this purpose, three aspects of the ancient theatre are explored: 1) Greek and Roman theatre as a shared experience, 2) Roman theatre performance as an itinerant, empire-wide, profession, and 3) euergetism in theatres as an expression of social ambitions.

Conference "Romanisation-Romanization". University of Heidelberg, 15-17 Dec. 2017

Congress on Romanization, University of Heidelberg, Dec. 2017

Paper presented in Strategies of Remembrance in Greece under Rome conference hosted by the Nether... more Paper presented in Strategies of Remembrance in Greece under Rome conference hosted by the Netherlands Institute at Athens, from 19-21 October 2016.

All welcome to the round-table discussion Aspects of the cult of Isis in Roman Greece, by Silvan... more All welcome to the round-table discussion

Aspects of the cult of Isis in Roman Greece,
by Silvana Blazevska, Dafni Maikidou-Poutrinou and Barbette Spaeth.

Discussant: Eleni Fassa.

The event is co-organized by the Roman Seminar – an Athens-based initiative hosting lectures on the archaeology and heritage of Roman Greece – and the Athens Greek Religion Seminar - a forum for discussion on all things related Ancient Greek religion.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 17.00 (Athens time) in a hybrid format with live presence at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and via Zoom link.