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Rencontres sur l’Antiquité grecque et romaine

Defining Ancient Colonists

Stefania De Vido (Università Ca’ Foscari) 

10/02/2026 – 19:00 ΕET

· École française d’Athènes, Didotou 6

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https://www.efa.gr/events/semgrant-10-02-26/ 

In the study of the different forms of colonization in the Archaic and Classical periods, words also play an important role. Through language, modern scholarship seeks to define and understand the aims and characteristics of colonies and colonists, often comparing them with the colonial experiences of the modern era.
In this debate, the term epoikos occupies a marginal position: in modern scholarly literature it is used mainly to refer to supplementary or reinforcement settlers, including in reference to Archaic-period experiences in southern Italy and Sicily.
In fact, a comprehensive reconsideration of all the attestations shows that this term is used primarily in connection with settlement experiences in Greece between the late sixth and the fifth centuries BC. In my paper, I will examine a number of examples that can be specifically related to the Athenian empire, attested both in historiographical sources (Thucydides) and in epigraphic evidence. Through an analysis of the contexts, I will seek to propose an interpretation that restores to the epoikoi a distinct profile, functional to the needs of the arche.

 

Seminar – What is a Voluntary Association? Rethinking Associational Life from Southeastern Europe: Concepts, Archives and Perspectives Seminar #2 – 10/04/2025

 

What is a Voluntary Association? Rethinking Associational Life from Southeastern Europe: Concepts, Archives and Perspectives 

Seminar #2 – Associational life as public sociality: A research project, a database, a case study
This hybrid seminar explores the notion of “public sociality,” referring to diverse forms of collective public action—both formal and informal. Drawing from the research project Forms of public sociality in 20th-century urban Greece: associations, networks of social intervention and collective subjectivities, the session presents three core components: a theoretical and methodological reflection on the concept of public sociality; an overview of the associations’ database developed through the project; and an in-depth case study focusing on mental health-related associations in Greece from the 1950s to the 1980s.Themes addressed include the conceptualisation of collective subjectivity, the negotiation of public/private and state/non-state boundaries, and the political dimensions of voluntary action.

Speakers:
Efi Avdela (University of Crete)
Despo Kritsotaki (Academy of Athens)
Dimitra Lampropoulou (University of Athens)

In collaboration with:
CETOBaC, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and the Modern Greek History Research Center of the Academy of Athens

Schedule: 10 April 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: École française d’Athènes, Didotou 6, Athens (Hybrid – in-person and online)
Additional Information:
For more information: https://www.efa.gr/events/semmod-10-4-25/