Rom och Athen har länge utövat ett dominerande inflytande på västerländska världsbilder. De två städerna anses ofta vara västerlandets vagga, katalysatorer av konst, filosofi och civilisation, tidlösa representanter för såväl demokrati som imperium. Samtidigt är både Rom och Athen huvudstäder i två relativt sett unga nationer med en turbulent modern historia. Vilken roll spelar uppfattningar av antiken i dessa moderna sammanhang? Denna tvärvetenskapliga kurs jämför Rom med Athen och möter på så vis det antika arvet och det ”klassiska” i samtiden. Genom en veckas diskussioner och undervisning i vardera stad utforskar vi det antika arvets internationella dragningskraft från 1700-talets Grand Tour till dagens massturism. Vi undersöker arkeologins inverkan på och samspel med samtida urbana landskap, och analyserar politiska användningar av ”klassiska” förebilder och det antika förflutna, från Napoleon till EU.

The Aegean Lectures are organized in collaboration with Aegeus – Society for Aegean Prehistory. The lectures are designed to present new findings, new excavations and new research studies on the prehistory of the Aegean and neighbouring regions, such as Cyprus and Asia Minor, from the Palaeolithic to the Early Iron Age (Geometric times).

An educational program the Swedish Institute at Athens organizes in collaboration with the universities in Stockholm and Linköping.

Welcome to an evening of discussion with the popular Swedish mystery writer Arne Dahl.

Wednesday, November 1, at 9.00 pm

Public Café Syntagma square (Karagiorgi Servias 1, 5^th floor).

We celebrated the memory of Martin P. Nilsson on November 28, 2017,  at the Italian School of Archaeology at Athens, with the following lectures in ancient Greek religion:

Open invitation to the workshop

GOING AGAINST THE FLOW

WELLS, CISTERNS AND WATER IN ANCIENT GREECE

At the Swedish Institute at Athens, 28-29 September 2017

The workshop Going Against the Flow focuses on the use of wells and cisterns, how these installations functioned and were used in ancient Greece, as well as how they can be better integrated into our understanding of the ancient water supply.

The workshop is divided into two parts. The first is centred on the water sources in their context, discussing use, function and terminology. The second is on contextualisation from other perspectives and disciplines.

The first part of the workshop will focus on the material from ancient Greece. This part will begin with a short session on terminology (e.g. terms from various installations, shapes and construction methods, as well as specific features such as plaster/mortar/cement/lining and other questions) and definitions (what do we mean by cistern, reservoir, manhole, draw-shaft, well, well-like installations etc.). This will be followed by presentations of material at sites explored by the participants. How did the water supply function if we take cisterns and wells as the starting point, not fountains and aqueducts?

The second part of the workshop will broaden the discussion through a contextualising session. This part of the workshop treat the water supply, with special reference to the use of wells and cisterns, and the conditions under which they functioned from perspectives other than the installations themselves. This part of the workshop includes perspectives such as the effects of climate change, land usage, 19th century use of cisterns and wells, as well as outside views from other areas in the Mediterranean world.

Note that the number of seats at the workshop is limited. Those interested in participating should contact the organiser Patrik Klingborg (Patrik.Klingborg[at]antiken.uu[dot]se).

Topics to be discussed
– Terminology: How do we differentiate various similar water sources from each other? How do we define various installations and can modern definitions be reconciled with ancient terminology? How can we work towards a more consistent modern terminology?
– How does the water supply in ancient Greek societies look if we take wells and cisterns as our starting point instead of fountains and aqueducts?
– How influential were external factors, e.g. climate change, political conditions and demographic shifts, for the development of the water supply system?
– What can we learn about the water supply in ancient Greece by widening our scope and incorporating other perspectives and disciplines?

Attached files: Poster, Preliminary Schedule

Organiser
Dr. Patrik Klingborg (Patrik.Klingborg[at]antiken.uu[dot]se)
Uppsala University, Engelska Parken, Thunbergsvägen 3H, Uppsala, Sweden
+46736151874

We celebrated this year’s European Day of Languages  at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Cente.

The Swedish Institute and the Swedish School at Athens participated in the Multilingual Festival for the celebration of the European Day of Languages, that was held on the Ground Floor of the National Library of Greece, at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Cente, Athens, Saturday 23 September 2017, 10.00 to 15.00.

Projet d’organisation d’un colloque franco-hellénique Athènes, du 13 au 17 septembre 2017

Opening keynote lectures by Philippe Borgeaud and Angelos Chaniotis.

Attached file: Information about the conference, Poster, Programme

For any questions about this conference, please contact the organizers:
Stavros Perentidis perentid[at]otenet.gr
Maria Patera, maria.patera1[at]gmail.com