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2022 Jun 18

“American and European Philhellenism and the Liberation of Nafplion: ideas, place, and people at the time of the Greek Revolution” Workshop

Sat - Sun, Jun 18 to Jun 19, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Location: 

CHS Greece, Philhellene Square, and King Otto Str., Nafplio

Photo collage depicting Harvard leaflets, a staircase, the CHS Greece Fellows' Room, and a pencil on a desk.

Organized by:

CHS Greece - under the aegis of the Municipality of...

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American and European Philhellenism and the Liberation of Nafplion

  • Full Title: American and European Philhellenism and the Liberation of Nafplion: ideas, place, and people at the time of the Greek Revolution
  • Dates: 18–19 June 2022, 11:00am–3:00pm (on Saturday afternoon visits and/or fieldwork will take place at points of interest around Nafplio).
  • Location: CHS Greece, Nafplio
  • Organized by: CHS Greece, under the aegis of the Municipality of Nafplio (DOPPAT)
  • Open to: All
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Guest post by Francesco Scalora, Early Career Fellow in Philhellenism 2021

Research topic during fellowship: The diary of Cesare Vitali

Within the pan-European phenomenon known as Philhellenism, which resonated explosively throughout the 19th century, Italy, due to its history, geographical location and political status, was prominent in a different way.

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A town square with an obelisk-shaped monument that receives a few sunrays on a cloudy day.

Application deadline: March 27, 2022

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Georgios Karaiskakis in the Battle of the Acropolis (ca. 1835), oil painting by Johann- Christian Georg Perlberg (1807-1884);Thanassis and Marina Martinou Collection.
 

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