Angelos Chaniotis - Curiculum vitae#

Research interests

• Hellenistic history
• History of Greek religion
• Cultural history of the Roman East
• History of Crete
• Greek epigraphy

Education - Academic degrees

• 1978-82: Study of ancient history, archaeology and classical philology at the University of Athens
• 1982: B.A. in History and Archaeology, University of Athens
• 1982-84: Graduate studies in ancient history, classical archaeology and prehistorical archaeology at the University of Heidelberg
• 1984: Ph.D. in Ancient History, University of Heidelberg
• 1985-86: Study of Law at the University of Bonn
• 1992: Dr. habil. (Habilitation) in Ancient History at the University of Heidelberg

Employment, Academic appointments

• 2008: Visiting Professor in the École Pratique des Hautes Études – Section des Sciences religieuses
• 2006-: Senior Research Fellow for Classics, All Souls College, Oxford
• 2004-2006: Director of the Priority Research Project “Persuasion Strategies”, University of Heidelberg/Ministry of Research, Baden-Württemberg
• 2002-2006: Associate Director of the Collaborative Research Project “Dynamic of Riruals”, University of Heidelberg/German Research Council
• 2001–2006: Vice Rector for International Relations, University of Heidelberg; representative of the University of Heidelberg in the League of European Research Universities
• 2000-01: Associate Dean of the Faculty of Oriental and Ancient Studies, University of Heidelberg
• 1998-2006: Professor of Ancient History and Chair of the Department of Ancient History, University of Heidelberg
• 1997-98: Professor of Greek History at the Department of Classics, New York University; Director of Graduate Studies
• 1996: Acting Chair of the Department of Classics at New York University
• 1994-98: Associate Professor of Greek History at the Department of Classics, New York University
• 1993: Visiting Professor at the Department of Classics and the Alexander S. Onassis Center for Hellenic Studies, New York University
• 1992-94: Hochschuldozent (Associate Professor) at the Department of Ancient History, University of Heidelberg.
• 1987-92: Hochschulassistent (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Ancient History, University of Heidelberg
• 1986-87: Research Fellow at the Department of Ancient History, University of Heidelberg
• 1984-86: Military Service in the Greek Army; 1985-85 Member of the Staff of the Greek Military Attaché in Bonn

Awards - Distinctions

• 2009: Foreign Member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters
• 2008-: Advanced Investigator Grant of the European Research Council
• 2006-: Member of the Academia Europea, London
• 2005-: Member of the German Archaeological Institute
• 2001: David Lewis Lecturer in Ancient History, Faculty of Literae Humaniores, University of Oxford
• 2001: State Research Award 2000 of Baden-Württemberg for Fundamental Research
• 1997: Golden Dozen Teaching Award, New York University
• 1991: Nikos Svoronos History Award, Institute of Mediterranean Studies/Institute of Technology and Research, Crete
• 1983-84: Scholarship of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, University of Heidelberg
• 1978-82: Scholarship of the Greek State, University of Athens

Membership in Advisory Boards

• 2009-: Member of the Scientific Commission of the Fondation Hardt
• 2009-: Senior Fellow of the Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies
• 2008-: Member of the Research Advisory Board of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
• 2006: Member of the Committee for the Small Disciplines of the German Rector’s Conference
• 2005: Member of the Classics Panel of the European Science Foundation
• 2005: Member of a Committee for the Evaluation of the Humanities (Classical Philology, Philosophy, Women Studies) at the University of Helsinki
• 2005-: Member of the Internatiuonal Advisory Board of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
• 2004-2009: Member of the Advisory Board of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Study
• 1999-: Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Greek and Roman Antiquity, National Greek Research Foundation
• 1995: Member of a Committee for the Evaluation of the Greek Research Institutes, Ministry of Industry, Technology and Research, Greece

External funding for research projects

• 2010: Grant of the A. G. Leventis Foundation for the edition of Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum (£ 10,00)
• 2009-2013: Advanced Investigator Grant of the European Research Council for the project “The social and cultural construction of emotions: the Greek paradigm” (€ 1,590,000)
• 2008: Grant of the British Academy for the edition of Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum (£ 7,500)
• 2005-09: Grant of the Packard Humanities Institute for the edition of Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum (€ 330,000)
• 2005-09: Grant of the German Research Council for the continuation of the project “Ritual and Communication in the Greek communities in the Hellenistic and Roman Imperial Periods (€ 308,000)
• 2005-07: Grant of the German Research Council for the project “The language of religious communication in the Roman East” (€ 120,000)
• 2004-06: Grant of the Ministry of Research of Baden-Württemberg for the interdisciplinary project “Persuasion strategies” (€ 150,000)
• 2004: Grant of the German Research Council for the workshop “Cultural contacts and cultural change in the Levant” together with Tel Aviv University (€ 10,000)
• 2003-06: Grant of the German Research Council for the edition of Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum (€ 170,000)
• 2002-05: Grant of the German Research Council for the project “Ritual and Communication in the Greek communities in the Hellenistic and Roman Imperial Periods (€ 250,000)
• 2001-05: Grant of the Reinhold Häcker Foundation for epigraphic projects (Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Epigraphic Bulletin for Greek Religion, epigraphic research in Aphrodisias and Kibyra; € 30,000)
• 2001: State Research Award of the Ministry of Research of Baden-Württemberg for fundamental research (used for the project “Non-literary sources for the study of ancient mentality”; € 50,000)
• 2000-01: Grant of Ministry of Research of Baden-Württemberg für the Project “Perception, Registration and Staging of Rituals in the Hellenistuc and Roman Imperial Period” (€ 40,000)
• 1997: Grant of the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation for epigraphic research at Aphrodisias ($ 2,000)
• 1997: Grant of the Dorot Foundation for epigraphic research at Aphrodisias ($ 5,000)
• 1996: Grant of the Dorot Foundation for epigraphic research at Aphrodisias ($ 5,000)
• 1993: Research grant of the German Research Council (DFG) for the project “Topographical and historical survey of Roman Crete” (together with Dr R.M. Schneider; 6,000 DM)

Field work – excavations

• Epigraphic research in: Epigraphical Museum, Athens (1990), Museum of the Athenian Agora (1990), Museum of Chalkis (1988), Museum of Eretria (1988, 1989), Museum of Karystos (1988, 1989), Museum of Oreoi (1988), Museum of Agios Nikolaos, Crete (1989), Museum of Chania, Crete (1989), Museum of Herakleion, Crete (1983-1990, 1992-1993, 2009), Archaeological Collection of Neapolis, Crete (1989), Museum of Rethymnon, Crete (1990, 1992), Kommission für Kleinasiatische Epigraphik, Akademie Wien (1990), Aphrodisias (1995-1997, 1999-2007)
• 1995-1997, 2000-2008: Aphrodisias (NYU)
• 1983, 1990: Zominthos (Archaeological Society of Athens)
• 1982-1984, 1986: Idaean Cave (Archaeological Society of Athens)
• 1980: Archanes (Archeological Society of Athens)
• 1979, 1981: Kalapodi (German Archaeological Institute)

Memberships

• German Archaeological Institute 2006-:
• 1996-: American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy
• 1996-: Archaeological Institute of America
• 1994-: American Philological Association
• 1993-: Association Internationale d'Épigraphie Grecque et Latine
• 1993-: Verband der Historiker Deutschlands
• 1991-2002: Theodor-Mommsen-Gesellschaft
• 1989-: Ernst-Kirsten-Gesellschaft für die Historische Geographie des Altertums
• 1987-: Centre d’Étude de la Religion Grecque Antique
• 1985-: Archaeological Society of Athens

Editorial work (journals, series)

Editor of journals:

• 2006-: Kernos
• 2007-: Mnemosyne
• 1999-2005: Tekmeria
• 2001-2004: Ruperto Carola

Advisiory editor of journals:

• 2004-: Anatolia/Anadolu
• 2000-: Eulimene
• 2005-: Gephyra
• 2004-: Hesperia
• 1995-: Orbis Terrarum
• 2001-: Revue Belge de Philologie et d’Histoire
• 2008-: Tekmeria

Editor of series:

• 2006–: Heidelberger Althistorische Beiträge und Epigraphische Studien, Stuttgart: Steiner
• 2004–: New Approaches to the Ancient World (Νέες προσεγγίσεις στὸν ἀρχαῖο κόσμο), Herakleion: Crete University Press
• 2007–: Mnemosyne Supplementa

2007–: Area editor (Hellenistic History) of the Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
2009–: Advisory editor of the Oxford Bibliographies Online

External evaluator for:

• Austrian Academy of Sciences
• British Academy Research Development Awards
• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
• European Research Council
• German Federal Ministry of Education and Research