“Material Religion” in Private Contexts: Objects, Spaces, and Practices of Private Worship in Greece from the Classical to the Roman Era

International Workshop

Published: 2026-02-24

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All welcome to the workshop 

“Material Religion” in Private Contexts:
Objects, Spaces, and Practices of Private Worship in Greece from the Classical to the Roman Era.

The workshop takes place on Monday, 16 and Tuesday, 17 March, 2026, in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mit­seon 9, and on­line via Zoom.

It is co-organized by Hannah Smagh (Pennsylvania State University) and Beatriz Pañeda Murcia (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia).

Funding Entity: Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.

Scholarship Spring Term 2027 at the Swedish Institute at Athens

Published: 2026-02-25

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Styrelsen för Svenska institutet i Athen ledigförklarar härmed Institutets stora forskningsstipendium för vårterminen 2027. Stipendiet är avsett för dem som ägnar sig åt vetenskapligt och självständigt studium av ämnen med koppling till Institutets verksamhet som förutsätter vistelse i Grekland. Studenter och forskare vid svenska universitet samt svenska studenter och forskare knutna till utländska universitet kan söka. Visst företräde ges för sökande från Antikens kultur och samhällsliv, men bedömning sker beroende på ansökningarnas kvalitet och relevans.

Small Scholarship Spring Term 2027 at the Swedish Institute at Athens

Published: 2026-02-25

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Styrelsen för Svenska institutet i Athen ledigförklarar härmed ett mindre forskningsstipendium för vårterminen 2027. Stipendiet är avsett för dem som ägnar sig åt vetenskapligt och självständigt studium av ämnen med koppling till Institutets verksamhet och vilkas forskning förutsätter vistelse i Grekland. Studenter och forskare vid svenska universitet samt svenska studenter och forskare knutna till utländska universitet kan söka. Visst företräde ges för sökande från Antikens kultur och samhällsliv, men slutgiltig bedömning sker beroende på ansökningarnas kvalitet och relevans.

Athens Greek Religion Seminar

Programme, Spring 2026

Published: 2025-12-18

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Welcome to the Spring 2026 series of the Athens Greek Religion Seminar.

All seminars will take place at 17h (Athens) in a hybrid format with live presence at the Swedish Institute at Athens and online via Zoom.

Aegean Lectures

Programme, Spring 2026

Published: 2026-01-20

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The Swedish Institute at Athens and Aegeus - Society for Aegean Prehistory are pleased to present the Aegean Lectures for the first semester of 2026. All lectures will take place at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9, Acropolis metro station) at 19:00.

Aegean Lecture

Stella Spantidaki, ”Threads of Prestige. The textiles from the Grave Circles of Mycenae”

Published: 2026-02-17

Detail of tapestry decoration under the stereoscope, Tomb N, Grave Circle B, Mycenae. Photo Stella Spantidaki.
Detail of tapestry decoration under the stereoscope, Tomb N, Grave Circle B, Mycenae. Photo Stella Spantidaki.

The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and Aegeus - So­ci­ety for Aegean Pre­his­tory in­vite you to the lec­ture

Threads of Prestige. The textiles from the Grave Circles of Mycenae

by Stella Spantidaki (ARTEX Centre – Hellenic Centre for Research and Conservation of Archaeological Textiles).

Friday, February 20, 2026, at 19.00 (Athens), at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9, Acropolis Metro station). 

The lecture will be held in English. 

Athens Greek Religion Seminar

Viktoria Räuchle: ”Chain my Heart! Bound Eros in Graeco-Roman Art and Literature”

Published: 2026-02-02

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Viktoria Räuchle, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, will give a paper entitled

Chain my Heart! Bound Eros in Graeco-Roman Art and Literature.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom. 

Aegean Lecture

Nektarios Karadimas, ”Did Ioannis Kapodistrias know about the existence of a “Minoan” civilisation in Crete? Κarl Hoeck, Arthur Evans and the “construction” of the “Minoan” civilisation”

Published: 2026-01-20

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The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and Aegeus - So­ci­ety for Aegean Pre­his­tory in­vite you to the lec­ture

Did Ioannis Kapodistrias know about the existence of a “Minoan” civilisation in Crete? Κarl Hoeck, Arthur Evans and the “construction” of the “Minoan” civilisation

by Nektarios Karadimas (Aegeus - Society for Aegean Prehistory).

Friday, January 30, 2026, at 19.00 (Athens), at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9, Acropolis Metro station). 

The lecture will be held in Greek. 

Athens Greek Religion Seminar

Eleni Fassa: ”From Syria to Macedonia: relocation, transformation and interaction in the cult of Atargatis”

Published: 2026-01-19

Silver tetradrachm by Demetrius III Philopator. American Numismatic Society
Silver tetradrachm by Demetrius III Philopator. American Numismatic Society

Eleni Fassa, Democritus University of Thrace, will give a paper entitled

From Syria to Macedonia: relocation, transformation and interaction in the cult of Atargatis.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom. 

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