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Stefanos Apostolou

Honorary Research Fellow, Classics and Ancient History,

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Biography

I think of myself as a born-again Classicist. After a BA in Shipping Economics (University of Piraeus) and a career in Greece, I returned to the university to study the field I loved the most, first as a hobby, then as a calling to see how far I could go. I studied at the University of Athens for my BA Hons in History and Archeology and my MA in Ancient Greek History, before coming to Nottingham for my PhD. Upon completion of my studies, supervised by Stephen Hodkinson, David Lewis, and Kostas Vlassopoulos, I remained in the department as a member of the teaching staff and contributed teaching to a wide range of courses since 2015.

Expertise Summary

My main research interest is the formation, evolution, and renegotiation of collective identities and perceptions of self, other, and co-belonging in the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, with a special interest in Asia Minor. Other research interests include Greek Inscriptions, Athenian Constitutional History, and the kingdom of Macedonia. I admit an amateur interest in the Seleucid Kingdom and beyond, and a warm interest in Global Classics, attitudes, disposition, perceptions, and uses of the classical past in southern Europe and other continents.

Teaching Summary

During my years at Nottingham, I taught a wide range of courses (History, Language, Literature, Reception). More specifically:

  • Greek at all levels
  • Interpreting Ancient History (Greek and Roman)
  • Interpreting Ancient Literature (Latin)
  • Studying the Greek World
  • Extended Source Study (Gortyn Laws; The Oligarchic coup of 411/10 BCE in Athens)
  • Studying Classical Scholarship (Jonathan Hall, Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity)
  • The Athenian Empire
  • Greek and Roman Mythology
  • Classics and TV
  • Greece in the Archaic Greece
  • Sparta
  • Ancient War and its Representations
  • Introduction to Greek Epigraphy
  • Greek Tyrants

Together with my good friend and colleague, Thomas Sims, we experimented with co-teaching in language courses. The presence, dialogue, and different views of a historian and a philologist in class created a vivid atmosphere that invited students to actively participate and express their views freely, effectively breaking all barriers and boosting learning outcomes.

Research Summary

Following up on my doctoral studies, I look at the foundation myths of cities in Aeolis, Asia Minor. Moving beyond oppositional conceptions and seeking kernels of truth in foundation tales, I view… read more

Department of Classics and Archaeology

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