Distant Deities, Central Places

Reconsidering the ”Extra-urban” Sanctuary

Thursday, April 6 – Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location:
Lecture hall of the Italian Archaeological School at Athens, Parthenonos 14

Organizers: 
Axel Frejman, Uppsala University
Christina Williamson, Groningen University
Floris van den Eijnde, Utrecht University 

Saskia Peels-Matthey, University of Groningen, will give a paper entitled

Understanding Gods as Networks of Meaning: Some Case Studies Considered.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hybrid format with live presence at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and via Zoom link. 

As part of the celebrations of its 75th anniversary from its foundation, the Swedish Institute at Athens hereby announces four Barbro Osher Jubilee Scholarships, two for Swedish and two for Greek doctoral students and researchers. 

The Swedish Institute at Athens and the Digital Periegesis Project (Uppsala University) welcome you to a workshop 

Connecting Some Dots in Greek Topography: Dipylon and Chronique de Fouilles/Archaeology in Greece Online.

The work­shop takes place as a hy­brid event on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 17.00–19.00 (Athens), phys­i­cally at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and dig­i­tally on Zoom.

The course is an introduction to the archeology of Greece for students in the field of Humanities. It provides a basic understanding of the archeology of ancient Greece, and it includes the study of archaeological material, excavation sites, monuments, and museum collections from different time periods. The special theme for this year’s spring course is Greek prehistory. The course is taught in Stockholm and Athens, with excursions to various important archaeological sites in Greece.

Application deadline: 17 October 2022.

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. 

The Swedish Institute at Athens invites you to attend its Annual Meeting on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 7 p.m., at the auditorium "Dimitrios Pantermalis" of the Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15. 

Föreningen Svenska Atheninstitutets Vänner utlyser härmed tre stipendier om vardera 25 000 kronor. Stipendierna, för minst en månads vistelse i Athen, kan sökas av forskare, författare, konstnärer och kulturarbetare i vid bemärkelse med anknytning till Sverige eller svenska institutioner. De avser greklandsrelaterade temata med en bred tvärvetenskaplig målgrupp, med ämnesområden som spänner från antiken via Bysans och medeltiden till antikreception i senare perioder och Greklands moderna historia (från 1700-talet till i dag).