People

“I appreciated HERC’s commitment to providing us with leading experts in the field.” – James Geach, University of Arizona

“I felt welcome, warm, and safe with teachers like Nike. It was a great environment to learn in” – Zoé Elise Thomas, University of Washington

People at HERC

Founders

  • Andronike Makres (D.Phil. Oxon, Greek Epigraphic Society)
  • Rhea Scourtas (Society of the Athenians)

Administrative Director

  • George Tziampiris

US Liaison

Current and Past Instructors

  • Sofia Aliferi (Archaeologist)
  • Xeni Arapogianni (Director Emerita, 38th Ephorate of Antiquities)
  • Constantine Boletis (Archaeologist, Head of Technical Office, Acropolis South Slope)
  • Eirini Choremi (Archaeologist, Epigraphic Museum of Athens)
  • Catherine Diamantakou (Prof. of Theatrical Studies, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens)
  • Gely Fragou (Archaeologist, Greek Ministry of Culture)
  • Socrates Koursoumis (Archaeologist, Greek Ministry of Culture)
  • Evangelos Kroustalis (Archaeologist Greek Ministry of Culture)
  • Andronike Makres (Greek Epigraphic Society)
  • Georgia Malouchou (The Archaeological Society at Athens, Greek Epigraphic Society)
  • Angelos Matthaiou (Greek Epigraphic Society)
  • Dimitris Sourlas (Archaeologist, Greek Ministry of Culture)
  • Petros Themelis† (Prof. Emeritus Archaeology, Univ. of Crete, Dir. Exc. Messene)
  • Georgetta Theofilou (Archaeologist, Athens Metro)
  • Leslie Threatte(Prof. Emeritus, UC Berkeley)
  • Bella Vivante (Prof. Emerita of Classics, University of Arizona)

Visiting Faculty

  • Emily Kearns (Professor, Oxford University)
  • Michael Osborne (Professor Emeritus, La Trobe University)
  • Georgios Pallis (Professor, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens)
    Robert Parker (Professor Emeritus, Oxford University)
  • Peter Rhodes (Professor Emeritus, Durham University)

Guest Lecturers

  • Prof. A. Chaniotis (IAS School of Historical Studies)
  • Prof. Dr. K. Hallof (Director of the Inscriptiones Graecae program; Berlin Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften)
  • Prof. P. Hamon (Sorbonne Université)
  • Prof. Scarlet Kingsley (Agnes Scott College)
  • Prof. G. Oliver (Brown University)
  • Zozi Papadopoulou (Head Curator of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades)
  • Prof. N. Papazarkadas (UC Berkeley)
  • Robert Pitt (DIKEMES)
  • Prof. Adele Scafuro (Brown University)
  • Athanasios Themos (Director, Epigraphic Museum of Athens)
  • Eleni Zavvou (Head Curator, Epigraphic Museum of Athens)

People

“I appreciated HERC’s commitment to providing us with leading experts in the field.” – James Geach, University of Arizona

“I felt welcome, warm, and safe with teachers like Nike. It was a great environment to learn in” – Zoé Elise Thomas, University of Washington