543 search results for “ancient greek oratory” in the Staff website
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Skin and Beyond: Reading the Surfaces of the Body in Ancient Greek Literature
PhD defence
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The Ptolemaic Ruler Cult in Egypt: The Greek Temple of Hermopolis Magna in its Religious and Socio-Historical Context
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
k.a.worp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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OIKOS Crash Course in Greek Palaeography 2026
Course
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
r.matuszewski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2701
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Ancient Storage and AI
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development
If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…
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Robert PittFaculty of Humanities
r.k.pitt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michael KerschnerFaculty of Archaeology
m.kerschner@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vincent KolodziejakFaculty of Archaeology
v.w.c.a.kolodziejak@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bert van den Berg on The Conversation: "Ancient scroll reveals new story of Plato’s death"
University Lecturer Bert van Den Berg shares about the recent research by The Greek Philosophical Schools project in Italy. The research sheds new light on the life and death of Plato.
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
m.flohr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2753
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Paul BeliënFaculty of Humanities
p.a.m.belien@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Mariëtte KeukenLeiden University Library
m.w.keuken@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272039
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Yuye QueFaculty of Humanities
y.que@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
k.beerden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2761
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Research by Willemijn Waal in various media
Research by Assistant Professor Willemijn Waal has gained attention from various media outlets. Waal investigates, among other things, whether the Greek alphabet might be older than previously thought.
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Casper de Jonge: 'By broadening the canon we keep antiquity modern'
On 1 May, Casper de Jonge will be appointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. ‘Greek literature did not come from Athens alone: authors from Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor also wrote in Greek.’
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Network on Greek Sanctuaries Leads to New Perspectives on Antiquity
A group of experts on ancient Greek religious practices has joined forces in the form of the HIERON network. In a grassroots fashion, they decided to host frequent get-togethers in order to share experiences, research ideas, and interdisciplinary views. Leiden archaeologist Michael Kerschner was one…
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Cornelis van TilburgFaculty of Humanities
c.r.van.tilburg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Christoph PieperFaculty of Humanities
c.h.pieper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2673
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Lucien van BeekFaculty of Humanities
l.c.van.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2224
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Oriol Febrer i Vilaseca
Faculty of Humanities
o.febrer.i.vilaseca@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2252
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Ben HaringFaculty of Humanities
b.j.j.haring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4170
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Anita KeizersLeiden University Library
a.g.m.keizers@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272039
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Maarja SeireFaculty of Humanities
m.seire@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
c.h.van.zoest@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272036
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
f.a.j.hoogendijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Greek Ambassador visits Faculty of Archaeology
On January 17th 2023, Caterina Ghini, Ambassador of Greece to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, visited the Faculty of Archaeology. Her Excellency reached out to Leiden University with the purpose to collaborate and engage with us.
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579
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The Greek alphabet may be older than we think
The Greek alphabet dates back to the eighth century BC. At least, that is what science assumed for a long time. Associate Professor Willemijn Waal is going to use a Vici grant to investigate whether the Greek alphabet may be centuries older, and was initially written only on perishable materials.
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Stefan NorbruisFaculty of Humanities
s.norbruis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ritchie KolversFaculty of Archaeology
r.h.j.kolvers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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‘The ancient Egyptians were concerned with more than just death’
When we think about ancient Egypt, the first things that come to mind are usually mummies and sarcophagi. According to researcher and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden curator Lara Weiss, that impression is unjustified. She made an audio tour for the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden that focuses on living Egyptians…
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Leiden researchers organise first Week of Ancient Writing
This month marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. NINO, the Language Museum, Things that Talk and the National Museum of Antiquities are seizing the opportunity to organise the first Week of Ancient Writing.
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Presentation of Greek-Dutch dictionary: ‘In the end, you have to decide what to do’
After a process of more than two decades, the new Greek-Dutch dictionary was presented on Wednesday 5 June. University lecturer Lucien van Beek acted as manager of this project headed by Ineke Sluiter for the last nine years. He is also one of its editors-in-chief.
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Mélie LouysFaculty of Archaeology
m.louys@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 527NNB
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Leiden researchers receive KIEM grant to explore materiality in ancient religions
A KIEM grant was recently awarded to a diverse group of Leiden researchers, aiming to organise an interdisciplinary conference with the title ‘Ancient Religions and the Materiality of Danger’ in 2026. The topic of the conference marks a shift towards the study of the role of objects.
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Riia TimonenFaculty of Archaeology
r.e.timonen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Podcast: Ancient cuneiform tablets reveal their secrets
Leiden scholars study clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. But what exactly does the cuneiform script say?
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Life in a port city: Roderick Geerts writes a blog post about the ancient port of Berenike
Roderick Geerts, a PhD candidate of the Faculty of Archaeology in Leiden, takes us on a short journey through the rich history of the Red Sea port of Berenike in Egypt.
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Niels SchoubbenFaculty of Humanities
n.schoubben@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272408
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Library
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7749
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Nicky SchreuderFaculty of Archaeology
n.a.l.schreuder@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2632
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Jac AartsFaculty of Archaeology
j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
m.zisimopoulou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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The ancient Egyptians were just like us
The people who lived in Saqqara, City of the Dead in Egypt, died thousands of years ago, but they are not all that different from us. This is what a study by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands concludes. If you wanted to prove that you had good taste in ancient Egypt then…
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The A.G. Leventis Foundation supports Leiden ancient historians
Rafał Matuszewski and Kim Beerden, both university lecturers in Ancient History, received a grant from The A.G. Leventis Foundation.
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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’