ELIAS P. PETROU 16 Ledras Street, Postcode: 8028, Paphos, CYPRUS Date of Birth: 17.03.1986 Telephone: + 357-99899420 e-mail: [email protected]

Education and Qualifications:

2012 (Feb.) - 2017 Department of History & Archaeology, UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA. EPIRUS, GREECE PhD Candidate in Byzantine History. Supervisor: C. N. Constantinides. PhD Thesis: 'Higher Education in Constantinople in the 15th century'

2016 (Feb. -June) Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik, UNIVERSITÄT WIEN. VIENNA, AUSTRIA. Erasmus' student at the library of the Institute.

2016 (March) Manuscripts' collections, BIBLIOTECA MARCIANA, VENICE, ITALY Research on the classical manuscripts of the 15th century from the various collections of the library.

2015 (May) Manuscripts' collections, BIBLIOTECA VATICANA, CITTÀ DEL VATICANO Research on the classical manuscripts of the 15th century from the various collections of the library.

2014 (Jan. -July) Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik, UNIVERSITÄT WIEN. VIENNA, AUSTRIA. Research on the classical manuscripts of the 15th century at the National Library of Austria.

2010 (Sept.) - - 2011 (Sept.) Royal Holloway, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. MA Late Antique and Byzantine Studies. 71.37/ 100. Supervisor: Jonathan Harris. Dissertation's Title: 'What was Alexios Comnenos' policy towards the Seljuk Turks in Asia Minor, until the seizure of Nicaea on 1096?''.

2006 (Sept.) – 2010 (Jul.) Department of History & Archaeology, UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, EPIRUS, GREECE. Bachelor in History and Archaeology. Degree's Grade: 8.52 / 10 (Distinction).

1 CV of Elias Petrou 2006 - 2008 'Katsareios' Byzantine School, BYZANTINE SCHOOL OF THE BISHOPRIC OF IOANNINA. EPIRUS, GREECE. Diploma of Byzantine Music. Grade: Excellent. Modules: Byzantine Music (practical), Theory of Byzantine Music, History of Byzantine Music, Byzantine Music Writers, Theory of Classical Music.

1996 – 2002 Byzantine Music School of Paphos. PAPHOS , CYPRUS. Certificate of Byzantine Music, Grade: 9/10. Modules: Byzantine Music (practical), Theory of Byzantine Music, History of Byzantine Music, Byzantine Music Writers.

1994 – 2002 Paphos Academy of Fine Arts, Branch of the ''Royal School of Music of London''. PAPHOS, CYPRUS. Violin: Grades 1-8, Piano: Grades 1-4, Theory of Classical Music: Grades 1-6.

Languages: Greek - English - German.

Research - Projects - Programs:

 Associate for the transcription of occasional prayers of the ''Euchologia'' Project by Prof. Dr. Claudia Rapp, VIENNA, AUSTRIA (December, 2016).  Associate of the Program ''Stifterinnen und Stifter der griechischen Gemeinden zum Hl. Georg und zur Hl. Dreifaltigkeit in Wien (1769–1918)'' by Prof. Dr. Maria Stassinopoulou, VIENNA, AUSTRIA (December, 2016).  Member of the research team for the edition of the manuscripts' catalogue of the Holy monastery of Iviron, Mount Athos, Cod. 101-200, MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE (2013 - 2015).  Collaborative editing of the volume ''The Byzantine Book'' by the University of Ioannina in the concept of the seminar of Prof. C. N. Constantinides ''The Greek Book in Byzantium'', IOANNINA, GREECE (Winter Term, 2013).  Translation in Greek language of the book of Prof. W., Brandes ''Finanzverwaltung in Krisenzeiten : Untersuchungen zur byzantinischen Administration im 6.-9. Jahrhundert'', in cooperation with two other PhD candidates. The work is going to be published in the near future, IOANNINA, GREECE (2013).

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Seminars - Conferences - Programs:  Seminar ''Thinking, perceiving, dreaming in Byzantinum'' by Prof. Dr. Margaret Mullet at the Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik. Participated with the presentations: I. Emperor Manuel II Palaeologos the ''dream teller''. II. ''Hate & Love among the byzantine scholars of the 15th c.'', VIENNA , AUSTRIA (Winter Semester, 2016).  Seminar ''privatissimum'' by Prof. Dr. Andrea Müller at the Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik. Participated with the presentation: ''Higher Education in Byzantium - 'Quadrivium' in Constantinople of the 15th c.'', VIENNA , AUSTRIA (19 May, 2016).  Seminar ''privatissimum'' by Prof. Dr. Claudia Rapp at the Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik. Participated with the presentation: ''The Xenon of the Kral, a school in Constantinople of the 15th c.'', VIENNA, AUSTRIA, (25 June, 2014).  International Conference of the Research Institute of Byzantine civilization at the University of Peloponnese ''Ἡ Πρόσληψη τῆς Ἀρχαιότητας στὸ Βυζάντιο, κυρίως κατὰ τοὺς Παλαιολόγειους Χρόνους'', SPARTA, GREECE (November 3-4, 2012).  Annual Byzantine Seminar: 'George of Cyprus, latter Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Gregory II (1283-9) ', co-directed by Dr. Ch. Dendrinos, Dr. Chr. Wright and visiting Scholars, including Prof. C. N. Constantinides and Dr. Chrysa Alvanou-Nandris, Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (February - March 2011).  Tenth Annual Hellenic Institute Lecture, 'The Hellenic Cup and TA EROTIKA', Brettany Hughes, Royal Holloway- University of London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (7 February 2011).  20th Annual Runciman Lecture: 'Surgery in Byzantium', by Prof. Stefanos Geroulanos (Professor of Surgery, University of Zurich), King's College- University of London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (3 February 2011).  'Chant Manuscripts and musical notation in Byzantium: 'Early Evidence and development, 6th century - c. 1150', by Dr. Christian Troelsgaard (University of Copenhagen), Royal Holloway- University of London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (20 January 2011).  Manuscripts of Mount Sinai (St. Catherine's Monastery), honouring Prof. Ihor Ševčenko, in cooperation with St. Catherine's Foundation and OCLA, Oxford University, OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM (27 November 2010).  Byzantine Seminar: 'The Fall of Connstantinople (1453)', by Prof. C. N. Constantinides, University of Ioannina, IOANNINA, GREECE ( January- June 2010).  Byzantine Seminar: 'Byzantine Sigillography and Numismatics', by Prof. Chr. Stavrakos, University of Ioannina, IOANNINA, GREECE (October 2009 - January 2010).  10th International Conference of Byzantine Sigillography, University of Ioannina, IOANNINA, GREECE (1-3 October 2009).  Byzantine Seminar: 'Byzantine Cyprus', by Prof. C. N. Constantinides, University of Ioannina, IOANNINA, GREECE (October 2008 - January 2009).

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Achievements

 Scholarship from Leventis' Foundation for new researchers in Byzantine history, 2012- 2015.  1st award from the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Ioannina as the student with the highest overall degree grade (8.52/10) of his class '10.  1st award from the Department of History & Archaeology of the University of Ioannina as the student with the highest overall grade of the year 2006.  1st in the University entrance exams for the Department of History & Archaeology of the University of Ioannina.  Yearly scholarships from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) for academic excellence through all my University years of study.

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