The Canadian Institute in Greece Bulletin de l’Institut canadien en Grèce Spring 2009, No. 23 printemps 2009, n o 23

President’s Message

Room 1 – CIG House, Athens - April 29, for me, though certainly within one or two of 2009. Day 2 of my 40 th trip to Greece. it, but I still remember my first visit very clearly in 1972, after digging for two months Athens is remarkably green and cool (15-20 in Italy, getting off the ferry in Patras, taking a degrees) this time of year. The dark red cheap bus to Athens and sleeping on a roof top poppies and several varieties of yellow wild at a hostel for $2.00 a night at the foot of the flowers carpet the fields and orchards coming Acropolis. I knew no one, spoke no Greek, had in from the new airport. Clouds blanket large no idea where to go, or how to get there, but areas of the sky, giving promise of rain. People had a maple leaf on my duffle bag just in case I wear sweaters or light jackets in the streets. passed another Canadian along the way. I saw The academic schedule is chock full of events. the Parthenon, got kicked out of the Agora At an American School lecture last night, Jack excavation area, found the bus to Marathon, Davis, the Director, thanked the audience for took a stormy ferry to Crete, slept on the beach attending, noting that there were 10 scholarly at Mallia never realizing till later there was a functions the night before, and hardly any Minoan palace nearby, had many adventures fewer this evening to attract people’s interest. and met many people, but was always just a The god Pan, a personal favourite, in various little lonesome. of his guises, was the subject of the lecture by Rebecca Ammerman. Amphoras, Hermes, So much is different now from those youthful caves, and nymphs were the topics of several days in ‘72, but the best change for me is the conversations at the reception afterwards. As a first and last stop on every trip to Greece, at 7 wind-down from this rich food for thought, Dionysiou Aiginetou, the CANADIAN there was the Canadian Institute-led regular INSTITUTE, a second home for fellow Tuesday-night darts-and-drinks event at the students of Greece. Red Lion, followed at last by a couple hours of wireless internet email and hockey play-off Gerry Schaus updates, then the relaxing comfort of a warm bed and quiet peaceful sleep at CIG House. P.S.Thessalonica, May 16, 2009. I look This is home away from home, not just for me, forward to showing Dr. Jacques Perreault’s but for many who come over from Canada to (Université de Montréal) site of Argilos today study and travel in Greece. to my current travelling companions, a rich result of his fine work, carried out under the This may not be exactly the 40 th trip to Greece auspices of the Canadian Institute!

1 The Canadian Institute in Greece From the Editor L’Institut canadien en Grèce 59 Oueen’s Park Crescent Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C4 Although not CANADA apparent to our Tel./téléphone (416) 978-8150 Fax / télécopieur (416) 978-7307 readers, this issue of E-mail/ poste éléctronique: [email protected] the CIG Bulletin differs from its In Athens: L’Institut canadien en Grèce/ The Canadian Institute in Greece predecessors in Odos Dion. Aiginitou 7 being circulated GR - 115 28 Athènes/ Athens electronically to GRECE/ GREECE téléphone/ tel. 011-30-210-722-3201 some of our télécopieur/ fax 011-30-210-725-7968 members. poste électronique/ E-mail: [email protected] Again we have Web site: http://www.cig-icg.gr heures d’ouverture: de mardi à vendredi, 9h à 13h to mourn the opening hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00-13:00 passing of two more Director of the Institute: Dr. David Rupp of our generous Assistant Director: Dr. Jonathan E. Tomlinson members, Neda The Canadian Institute in Greece is a non-profit, charitable organization Leipen and Dan incorporated in Canada and dedicated to promoting Greek-related archaeology and Geagan. We scholarly research. It has legal and financial responsibility for the Canadian Institute in Greece, the body, active since 1976, through which the Greek welcome a new government awards permits to Canadian scholars for field work. CIG maintains Treasurer, Gary premises in Athens that include a research library, meeting rooms and a small Hendin, and a new hostel. In both Greece and Canada it supports public activities that promote understanding of the history and culture of the Greek peninsula and islands. President of our The Bulletin is published semi-annually by the Canadian Academic Institute in Friends in Ottawa, Athens. The editor welcomes articles in English or French on relevant topics of Helen Tryphonas, interest and scholarship and on CAIA-related activities. Please send contributions to: e-mail: [email protected] We are grateful to D.J.I. Begg, Editor,39793 Fingal Line, St.Thomas, ON, Canada N5P 3S5 tel. (519) our past Treasurer 631-2434; George Allan for his Canadian Publications Mail Product No. 03108171 enthusiastic efforts, L Institut canadien en Grèce est un organisme philanthropique à but non-lucratif and to Laura Gagné, incorporé au Canada et voué à la promotion de I'archéologie grecque et à la who this past year recherche scientifique. L 'organisme assume la responsabilité juridique et financière pour I’Institut canadien d archéologie à Athènes. Depuis 1976 ce dernier so ably took up the sert d'intermédiaire au gouvernement de la Grèce lors de l'octroie de permis de mantle of the travail à des canadiens pour des fins scientifiques. L'organisme maintient des Ottawa Friends left locaux à Athènes dont une bibliothèque, des salles de réunion et une petite auberge. En Grèce comme au Canada, il subventionne des activités publiques by Helen Webster. visant à une meilleure appréciation de l’histoire et de la culture de la péninsule et les îles grecques. Le Bulletin est publié deux fois par année. Le rédacteur invite les lecteurs à envoyer des articles en français ou en anglais portant sur des sujets d’intérêt ou les Ian Begg activités de I’Institut. Ces articles devront être envoyés à: poste éléctronique: Editor [email protected] D.J.I. Begg, rédacteur,39793 Fingal Line, St.Thomas, ON, Canada, N5P 3S5 téléphone: (519) 631-2434; Produit de poste-publications canadienne: n˚ 03108171

2 Neda Leipen published, even appearing as presenting victory to her people. One of illustrations in high school textbooks the knottiest problems was Athena's for Latin. By 1967, Neda Leipen had shield. Ancient texts say it was adorned risen to become Curator in Charge of with scenes from a battle between the the Greek and Roman Department. Athenians and Amazons. From Her best known academic work fragments and legends, and from was her research on the Athena marble plaques shipwrecked in Parthenos, the colossal statue of antiquity, Mrs Leipen built up a list of Athena, made of ivory and gold, which 28 figures which showed the Amazons stood in the Parthenon in classical fighting their way up the Acropolis Athens. The Varsity Graduate, Spring cliffs on one side of the shield and 1962, had a cover story article about the being cast down on the other." colouring of the Acropolis model. It The actual statue is long gone, but includes two photos of her with the Neda’s meticulous reconstruction on Parthenos and of her receiving her paper, based on ancient sources, has degree. The relevant text is as follows: acquired almost universal agreement "Mrs Neda Leipen, Dr. Graham's amongst scholars of that period. That assistant curator at the Museum, kind of agreement amongst a group of agreed to do the research on the academics is an achievement in its own Parthenos. Mrs. Leipen can work in right. Neda Leipen (nee Madirazza), was French, Italian, German, Greek, She worked on the small finds born in Zagreb, Croatia. She completed English, and the Slavic languages: for from the Agora, a project that has yet to her studies at the University of Zagreb. the Athena assignment she used all of be published. In collaboration with the In 1950 she escaped from what was them. She hoped to finish the study in a ROM artist, Sylvia Hahn, a scale model then Communist Yugoslavia, by year: working part-time, mostly in of the Athena Parthenos was completed secretly crossing the border, on her summer holidays, it took almost four in 1962. This model is still exhibited in own, and with only a few possessions, a years. Mrs. Leipen read everything she the current Greek Galleries. Images of dangerous undertaking in those days. could find on the statue, from a this and the model of the Acropolis in She spent some months in the refugee Baedeker-style travelogue of Greece the ROM galleries are used to teach art camp in Trieste, Italy. There, because written 1,800 years ago to the most history classes around the world. The she spoke several languages, she was recent scholarly articles. She studied results of Neda’s research were able to find work in the administration ancient copies, and fragments of copies, published in the volume Athena office, a privileged position. A year of the statue in stone and terra cotta, Parthenos. A Reconstruction (1971). later she arrived in Canada, in carved in relief on plaques and gems, And if you look at any website which Winnipeg, where she, like most cast in metal for coins. She visited deals with classical Athens, you will immigrants in those days, was initially museums in Rome, Madrid, Paris and see a picture of the Athena Parthenos, forced to work as a domestic for a time. London, and collected photographs mostly a direct steal, of Neda’s work, As a new arrival from Europe, there from half a dozen other centres. She without any acknowledgment to her. was no ESL or other orientation studied the few reconstructions which The image will probably remain on the programs to help the transition to a new had been attempted, including a web, in frequent use, for many decades culture. She then moved to Toronto, delightful model prepared for the Paris to come. where she met Franz whom she later Exposition of 1855 which depicts the When she was in her 60s, Neda married. Neda and Franz bought the goddess as a nineteenth-century served as the lead Curator for the house in Rosedale, where she lived for Parisienne coquette. No two copies reinstallation of the Roman Galleries the rest of her life. Neda lost her were alike, but gradually Mrs Leipen completed in 1982 and for the Greek beloved husband in 1964 after which built up her own composite conception. and Etruscan galleries, which opened in she devoted her life to caring for her For example, if a fold in Athena's gown 1986. As an example of her enthusiasm, mother until she too died. appeared in three copies, she assumed the following anecdote is well known at Soon after her arrival in Toronto in it was in the original. Only some copies the museum. She was a curatorial 1952, Neda found employment at the showed Athena's right hand resting on observer in a ROM Board meeting Royal Ontario Museum as an Assistant a column. Was the column in the when a major grant from the Ontario Curator. These were the golden days for original? For aesthetic as well as government to speed up the galleries the Greek & Roman Department at the structural reasons, Mrs. Leipen decided was announced. The Board went into ROM. The Greek & Roman Galleries it was. As the details were firmed, panic mode. What gallery was ready to then occupied a significant area of the Sylvia Hahn fitted them together in go into production? Of course, Neda second floor of the pre-1979 version of sketches, and finally in clay. The spoke up and got the funding. the ROM. The world-class collection of Leipen-Hahn Athena is no slim warrior In 1983 she was the ROM Curator artifacts was widely known and maiden, but an almost plump goddess responsible for the major traveling

3 exhibition, The Search for Alexander . Dan Geagan “Euboea and Athens: A Colloquium in Neda taught Greek sculpture for the Memory of Malcolm B. Wallace”, will Department of Fine Art at the Daniel Joseph Geagan, Professor be held in Athens on June 26 and 27. University of Toronto at both the Emeritus of History at McMaster Progress in the Institute's library has undergraduate and graduate levels. She University, passed away on Friday, been continued, with the was intelligent, thoughtful, had a great February 6, 2009, at age 71. His life implementation of a new acquisitions sense of humour and enjoyed sharing was devoted to research, teaching and policy, and the on-going cataloguing of her knowledge with her colleagues and work within his community. our slide collection. especially with her students. She retired Prof. Geagan received his Ph.D. On 20 November the Institute's in 1986. from Johns Hopkins University, and second lecture in its 2008-9 series took Neda retained her links with taught in the Department of History at place in the library of the Institute. Dr Croatia and visited there several times; McMaster University from 1973 until Helen Saradi-Mendelovici of the she loved the Adriatic coast and its 2001. His research area was ancient University of Patras (and a member of people. The link was maintained in Greek history and epigraphy. He was the Athens Association of Friends of Toronto since she served as president assigned to publish all Greek and CIG) spoke on “The Transformation of for 13 years of "Katarina Zrinska", the Roman dedications from the Athenian Temples into Churches: The Evidence Croatian Women’s Society. She loved Agora excavations, and the Latin of the Hagiographical Sources”. This to travel and apart from Croatia and inscriptions from the University of was followed, on 4 December, by the Greece, visited her family in Denmark Chicago excavations at Isthmia. His screening of two films by Athens-based often. She is survived by her family in book, Inscriptions: The Dedicatory Canadian filmmaker Robert MacLean. Denmark, brother Ivan and his wife Monuments (Agora XVIII), will be His first feature-length film, a romantic Jane and by nieces Anne and Maya, and published by the American School of comedy, “Emma Blue,” was preceded grand nieces and grand nephews. Classical Studies posthumously. by his award-winning comic short film, Some months ago, Neda asked me Dan and his wife, Helen, were long “The Moment of Accepting Life”. The to help her organize a major bequest to time supporters of the Canadian films were enthusiastically received, the Canadian Institute in Greece. She Institute in Greece, and recently and the audience had the chance to said that Canada had been good to her, became Lifetime Benefactors. When discuss them afterwards with Bob and she wanted to give back, by doing Dan was looking to find a home for himself, as well as with two of the something for CIG. After some academic books from his personal actors starring in “Emma Blue”. discussion we decided upon a named library, he generously thought of the fellowship, to be called the Neda and Institute. Not only did he prepare a Franz Leipen Fellowship. This was detailed list of the books he thought announced in an earlier issue of this CIG might benefit from, but he also publication. The amount of money paid all the costs of transporting them which Neda has given to CIG is to Greece. Our library users in Athens sufficient that we should be able to will benefit from his thoughtfulness for offer the Fellowship for the first time in many years to come. Dan was 2011/2012, that is if the economy committed to social justice and for improves sufficiently, since only the years was involved in the Ecumenical income from the principal in the Support Committee for Refugees. In endowment will be used. Along with 2008, he was made a lifetime member the Athena Parthenos reconstruction, of the New Democratic Party of Canada Helen Saradi and David Rupp this too is a legacy which will keep her for his tireless and generous efforts on name and memory alive for many years its behalf. Our first lecture this spring was to come. given by Seth Jaffe, a Ph.D. candidate Neda Leipen died on November Gerry Schaus from the University of Toronto, in the 28, 2008, at Sunnybrook Health Department of Political Science. His th Sciences Centre in her 88 year. address, “Is Thucydides a 'Historian'? Assistant Director's Report Reflections on the Thucydidean Archaeology (1.1-23),” provoked much (These remarks were compiled discussion. A week later, on 4 March, from words spoken at Neda Leipen’s Since my last report, written in mid Professor Albert Ammerman of Colgate funeral. My thanks to Dunja Lackovic November, the Institute has hosted five University presented his thoughts on and Peter Kaellgren. My thanks also to lectures, an excursion, and the field survey in a lecture entitled, “More Ian Begg for The Varsity Graduate screening of a Canadian movie, a short on the Dynamics of Land Use at quote.) film and a documentary. The Institute's Acconia: The Restless Character of Open Meeting is about to take place, Survey Archaeology”. Sheila Campbell and an international conference,

4 Southampton spoke on “Éthique et responsabilités morales des archéologues à l'étranger. S'inscrire dans le présent.” Ten days later and in collaboration with the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies, our final event of the spring took place - an excursion to the archaeological site of Sikyon, led by David Rupp and Albert Ammerman Professor Yannis Lolos of the

University of Thessaly. The site visit The first Friends' event of 2009, on was followed by a taverna lunch in 12 March, was a lecture by long-time Nemea and then a tour of the nearby CIG member and supporter Mary Lafkiotis winery and a wine-tasting. Shaun Kirby (Brock University) Walbank, who spoke on “Image and

Cult: the civic coinage of Roman This spring we welcomed our Corinth”. Six days later, we screened second intern from the University of “Souvenir of Canada”, which joins Waterloo, Victoria Vlasic, who internationally celebrated author, continued working with the Institute's Douglas Coupland, on a journey to find library catalogue database files to make out what makes Canadians, Canadians. entries more systematic. Importantly, Both events were well attended and she also set up a database for the well received. Institute's collection of offprints and

finished entering their data. We now David Rupp and Nicolas Zorzin have a comprehensive e-catalogue of our offprint holdings. Victoria also On May 12 the Institute hosted its accessioned and catalogued new annual Open Meeting. Following the acquisitions, which were more Director's report on the Institute's numerous this year since the Institute activities during the past year, Professor has been able to begin the purchase of Amelia Brown (ASSA) and Mary Brendan Burke of the University of books again, after a long hiatus. Walbank (CIG) Victoria discussed the results of the Following consultation with our Institute's continuing field survey in American and British colleagues, the eastern Boeotia, of which he is a co- Institute is establishing a specialisation director. Finally for this academic year, in practical aspects of field on 26-27 June the Institute pays tribute archaeology; some fifty books on this to Mac Wallace with an international topic have already been purchased. colloquium in his honour. The cataloguing of the Institute's slide collection was continued in the John Hayes (CIG) and Stamatis autumn by Brock intern Shaun Kirby. Spyropoulos (FCIG) Shaun followed on from the start made in spring 2008 by Caroline Puzinas. The fifth and final lecture in the About two-thirds of the slides have now Institute's 2008-09 programme took been catalogued, with their description place on 1 April, when Nicolas Zorzin, and location entered into an Access a Ph.D. candidate at the University of database file. The cataloguing will be completed this summer by York intern Louanne Aspillaga, who will also make a start on digitising the collection. Victoria Vlasic (Univ. of Waterloo)

Richard Anderson (ASCSA), David Following the Institute's busy Rupp (Director, CIG), Christopher academic and cultural programme in McClinton (FCIG), Metaxia Tsipo- Athens, attention now switches to work poulou (Hellenic Ministry of Culture) in the field: excavations are set to resume at Kallithea Kastro in Thessaly

5 after taking last year off; the Eastern Archaeology” award-winning filmmaker Rohan Boeotia Archaeological Project will Wednesday 4 March Fernando places the stories of Mei, carry out its third season of field Vineet and Asif in juxtaposition with survey; and a new project is set to begin Nicolas Zorzin (Ph. D. candidate, archival footage and excerpts about the in the waters around Korfos in the Department of Archaeology, University origins and practice of Canada's eastern Peloponnese, where the of Southampton) multicultural policy – it is a film as Mycenaean harbour of Kalamianos is to “Éthique et responsabilités morales powerful, layered and subtle as the best be investigated We are also anticipating des archéologues à l'étranger. of their music. permission to carry out a first survey S'inscrire dans le présent” season of Early Christian remains at the Wednesday 1 April Thursday 6 November site of Leukos on the SW coast of Presentation/Reading by Ron Karpathos. In addition, study seasons Athens Association of Friends Walkey are planned at Argilos, Karystos and “Luminous Encounters…on the Stymphalos. Thursday 9 October island of Tinos” A Canadian Film Ron Walkey is an architect and Jonathan E. Tomlinson “Trudeau's Other Children” (68 Professor Emeritus of the University of Assistant Director minutes; English) British Columbia. He lives in Tinos, Musicians Vineet Vyas, Mei Han Athens and Vancouver. and Asif Ilyas are part of a great social Luminous Encounters… on the Lectures experiment: multiculturalism. Nearly island of Tinos (published in 2006) is a 40 years ago, under the eye of visionary journal of focused observations from Sophia Topouzi Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, Canada living in a Greek island village for more (PhD in Classical Archaeology) began turning itself into the world's first than ten years as an engaged foreigner (Archaeological Computing Scientist, truly multicultural state - a place where with the eye of an architect. This National Archive of Monuments, people from all nations could be at writing is a homage to the astonishing Ministry of Culture) home. But the genesis for Trudeau's beauty of the place, a world shaped by “The settlement pattern of ancient idea came decades earlier, when he was necessity in the hands of history. It is a Icaria through a GIS approach: a young man traveling through the testimonial to the complex relationships a predictive modelling-oriented chaos of the post-war Middle East and between human lives and the natural survey” Asia. During his travels, he witnessed world that sustains them. It also bears Thursday 23 October the aftermath of the creation of the state witness to the contemporary forces that of Israel and the partition of India and are transforming this landscape and the Dr Helen Saradi-Mendelovici Pakistan. The state, he came to realize, traditional living patterns of those (Associate Professor, Department of could foster positive connections. But it whose roots have been there for Philology, University of Patras) could also be the source of hatred and centuries. It is, as well, a record of “The Transformation of Temples war. dwelling in an unfamiliar setting long into Churches: “Trudeau's Other Children” enough to become intimately aware of The Evidence of the Hagiographical translates Trudeau's epiphany into the detail, of nuance, and of intimate Sources” daily lives of three very different occurrence - and long enough for the Thursday 20 November creative individuals. author to be deeply affected through Renowned tabla player, Vineet that engagement. Seth N. Jaffe Vyas, splits his time between his native Mr. Walkey's introduction to and (Ph.D. candidate, Department of Canada and India, both of which he readings from the book were illustrated Political Science, University of loves. India has an enticing madness by his own sketches and drawings of Toronto) and chaos. Canada has friends, family the people and places presented. “Is Thucydides a and a comfortable familiarity. 'Historian'? Reflections on the Mei Han plays the sheng, a Thucydidean Archaeology (1.1-23)” Chinese string instrument. An Wednesday 25 February accomplished traditional musician and Thursday 4 December ethnologist, she is also an audacious An Evening with Canadian Albert J. Ammerman innovator and improviser. Filmmaker Robert McLean (O'Connor Professor of the Humanities, Born in Sri Lanka, Asif Ilyas was “The Moment of Accepting Life” (7 Department of Classics, Colgate raised in England and now lives in minutes; English) University) Halifax. He is front man for the “Emma Blue” (84 minutes; English) “More on the Dynamics of Land Use boundary-breaking pop band Mir, and at Acconia: says there are white people who know The Restless Character of Survey more about Sri Lanka than he does. In “Trudeau's Other Children”

6 Corinth issued coins with an amazing 10.30 Guided tour of the variety of images: local myths, archaeological site of Sikyon monuments, sculptures and records of Taverna lunch at Nemea important events. Sometimes the coin Visit to the Lafkiotis winery, image fills, in spectacular fashion, a Ancient Kleonai huge gap in our knowledge - the 17.00 Depart from Kleonai Pat Felch (FCIG), Joanna Kiourti, Bob equivalent of a photograph. Sometimes 19.00 arrival in Athens (Canadian MacLean, Zoe Delibassis (Embassy) the details on the coins do not match Embassy) the archaeological evidence - is this Robert MacLean was born in artistic licence or do the changes have The Archaeological Site of Sikyon Toronto, has a PhD from McGill some deeper meaning? Recent research Sikyon was an important city of the University, Montreal, and has taught into these coin images provides new NE Peloponnese, which flourished film at Canadian and Greek insights into the city's cults and during the Archaic period under the universities. He has written and monuments . tyrannic family of the Orthagorids, and directed two films to date, the award- again in middle Hellenistic times under winning comic short, The Moment of Wednesday 18 March Aratos, a Sikyonian stateman and Accepting Life ; and the feature-length A Canadian Film general of the Achaian Confederacy. A romantic comedy, Emma Blue , in which “Souvenir of Canada” (70 minutes; major event in the history of Sikyon the Devil falls in love and gets his heart English) occurred in 303 BC, when the broken. Souvenir of Canada joins Macedonian, Demetrios Poliorketes, The short won at Bollywood and internationally celebrated author captured and destroyed the city, at that Dallas and was nominated for best film Douglas Coupland (Generation X, time situated in the coastal plain, in at Montreal World. It screened at jPod) on a journey to find out what order to refound it on the plateau at a seventeen festivals, opened in London makes Canadians, Canadians. Coupland distance of about 4 km to the SW from with Captain Corelli's Mandolin and in seeks out the answers in the darnedest the coast. The site we see today is Austin with The Royal Tenenbaums , of places: like stubby beer bottles, precisely that of the Hellenistic city then was bought by HBO, Cinemax, Ookpiks, bilingual cereal boxes and which continued down to the late- British, French, Italian and Japanese Terry Fox's worn-out sock. His dream Roman period, revived during the TV. is to build a “Canada House” to house Middle Ages and became the most Emma Blue premiered in Paris this all these unique pop objects and important settlement of the western year at the European Independent Film memories, that only Canadians will Corinthia during the Ottoman rule Festival and has so far been selected for understand. (mid-15th-early 19th century). Shanghai, Strasbourg and Beijing. As part of a personal artistic Our visit was led by Professor Synopsis - The Moment of statement about Canada, Coupland, Yannis Lolos (University of Thessaly), Accepting Life : Three guys appear at takes an old house of vintage Canada who has been involved with Sikyon the Gates of Heaven, stunned. St Peter Mortgage and Housing Corporation since 1996 when he began a broad himself is surprised to see them there design to remodel it into a personal archaeological survey of the territory of all at once. The first guy's flashback statement of Canadiana. While we see the ancient city. Since 2004 he has been shows him delivering leaflets in an him at work, Coupland tells the story of leading an intensive archaeological apartment building. When he comes his life as a youth in Vancouver, survey and study of rescue excavations out, a refrigerator falls on him. The becoming an author who would define in the plateau of the ancient city, within second guy dies of a heart attack, a Generation as "X." More importantly, the city walls. throwing the refrigerator off a balcony. Coupland also gives his take on the The third guy? And why is he naked? various aspects that mark his country's Tagline - Emma Blue : The Devil identity, such as Distance, French, dallies with a woman whose husband is Terry Fox, Toronto, the Wild and many no longer interested and puts the more. Taken together, Coupland seeks husband through, well, hell. to explain what Canada is with all its beauty and flaws as only a Canadian Thursday 12 March can do. Lecture by Mary Walbank (formerly Curator of Numismatics, Saturday 11 April University of Calgary) Excursion to Ancient Sikyon and the “Image and Cult: the civic coinage Nemea region of Roman Corinth ” (Joint venture of CIG and the Irish Ancient coinage was intimately Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens) connected with religion. From the time 08.30 Departure from the Canadian Yannis Lolos of its Roman foundation in 44 BC, Embassy (Vas. Sophias & Gennadiou) (University of Thesssaly)

7 University of New Brunswick, was Rape and Abduction in the Ancient delivered by Dr. Laurel Bowman from Roman World the University of Victoria, entitled: 3) Allison Praught (St. Mary’s “Reading Medea”. This event was open University): to the public and was very well Contraception and Abortion in the attended. Dr. Bowman’s presentation Roman Empire

Sikyon Theatre sparked keen interest among those in 11:15 – 1:00pm Room C139 the audience and as a result a lengthy Session 3: During the visit, we had the question and answer session followed. 1) Rachel Backa (UNB, Fredericton): opportunity to see the ancient agora, the Morality, Pain, and the Unfortunate theater and the stadium as well as the Maria Papioannou Dehumanization of “the Other”: recently reopened museum housed in a The Contrast of the Experience of restored Roman bath complex. University of New Brunswick Childbirth in the Early Modern Atlantic Department of Classics and Ancient World The Lafkiotis Winery History and the 2) Charlene Regan (St. Mary’s A wine-tasting followed a tour of Canadian Institute in Greece University,): the winery where the Lafkiotis family Medicine in the Roman Army has been making wine since 1963 using Graduate and Undergraduate 3) Chris Aiton (UNB, Fredericton, NB): some of the best Greek varieties found Classics & Archaeology A Heavenly Legacy to Mortal Women in Ancient Kleonai, in the wine zone 1:00-1:15am – Coffee Break C218 Conference 1:15 – 2:00pm Room C139 OPAP of Nemea. Today, with 40 years' “From Weft to Trowel: experience, the family selects only the Session 4: most appropriate vineyards, makes the Looking at 1) Margaret Cornfield (UNB, wines in modern facilities and ages Women from Ancient to Fredericton, NB): them in French oak barrels in Modern Times” Vestal Virgins: Piety and Sacrifice in environmentally controlled cellars. Roman Religion 2) Shiyanthi Thavapalan (York Friday, March 20th University): 3:30 – 4:30pm Room C139 The Historical Implications of the Tel CIG Student Session 1: Dan Stele 1) Ellen Flood (UNB, Fredericton): 3) Gabrielle Cormier (UNB, Conference Fredericton): Pompeian Gardens 2) Andrew Richardson (UNB, Bestiality, Myth and the Arena The Department of Classics and 4) Stamatia Eliakis (University of Ancient History at the University of Fredericton): An Encounter with the Unruly Western Ontario): New Brunswick in conjunction with the "Well isn't she crafty!: Women as Canadian Institute in Greece hosted 3) Abby Crawford (Boston University): Status Symbols of Roman Elite Women Weavers of Plots and Peploi their annual/biannual Graduate and in Homer's Odyssey Undergraduate Classics and 7:30 – 8:30pm Opening Remarks: Dr. Gerald Schaus, Archaeology Conference, entitled: The Conference Organizers would like “From Weft to Trowel: Looking at President of the Canadian Institute in Greece to thank the following: Women from Ancient to Modern The Canadian Institute in Greece Times” on March 20-21st, 2009. All Keynote Address: Sponsored by the Center for Hellenic Studies The Center for Hellenic Studies sessions were lively and fun as student The Dean of Arts Office presenters from as far away as Calgary Dr. Laurel Bowman (University of Victoria, BC): The VP of Research and Boston offered the products of their The School of Graduate Studies academic endeavours. “Reading Medea” The Student Union The Department of Classics and Opening remarks were given by Saturday March 21st 9:30-11:00am Room C139 Ancient History Dr. Gerald Schaus, President of the The Archaeological Institute of Canadian Institute in Greece, who gave Session 2: 1) Taylor Oetelaar (University of America New Brunswick Society a 10-minute overview of CIG's The Classics Society activities in Greece and offered to all Calgary): The Design of Caldaria Doors and Its student conference presenters a free annual membership in the Institute. Impact on Heat Flow – A CFD Analysis The keynote address, sponsored by 2) Laura Roncone (University of the Centre for Hellenic Studies at the Waterloo):

8 Wallace Colloquium SATURDAY 27 JUNE Euboea and Athens: A 09.30-10.00 Registration Colloquium in Memory of Session 2 Malcolm B. Wallace 10.00-10.20 John K. Papadopoulos Phantom Euboians: a decade on PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME 10.20-10.40 Anne Kenzelmann in the Auditorium of the Danish Pfyffer Institute at Athens, Attic influences on Euboean Herefondos 14 A, Plaka potters in the Geometric period FRIDAY 26 JUNE 10.40-11.00 Maria Chidiroglou Laurel Bowman, keynote speaker Athenian black figure vases from 14.30-15.00 Registration 15.00-15.20 Introduction and the ancient cemeteries of Karystos Welcomes 11.00-11.15 Discussion David W. Rupp (CIG Director) 11.15-11.45 Break Gerald P. Schaus (CIG President) 11.45-12.05 Susan I. Rotroff Antonios K. Samaras (Minister of An early Hellenistic cooking pot

Culture) industry in the Karystia CIG student conference speakers 12.05-12.25 Craig I. Hardiman

Session 1 Domestic Sculpture and 15.20-15.40 Tracey Cullen, Laurie Decoration at Eretria Talalay, Zarko Tankosic: 12.25-12.45 Athina Chatzidimitriou CIG Open Meeting Πήλινο ομοίωμα γρύπα από την Times of Transition: The Κάρυστο The Canadian Institute in Greece / Prehistory of Southern Euboea 12.45-13.00 Discussion L'Institut Canadien en Grèce 15.40-16.00 Thomas Palaima 13.00-15.00 Break Annual Meeting / Réunion Euboea, Athens and Thebes: the Session 3 Annuelle Implications of the Linear B 15.00-15.20 Sean R. Jensen References Euboean Sub-Hegemonies in the Prof. David W. Rupp (Director / 16.00-16.15 Discussion Delian League Directeur) 16.15-16.45 Break 15.20-15.40 Glenn R. Bugh The activities of the Institute, 16.45-17.05 Jere M. Wickens Athenian Horsemen on Euboea 2008-2009 Survey of the Bouro Kastri 15.40-16.00 Hans Rupprecht Goette Peninsula in the Southeastern Rutted Roads for Marble Prof. Brendan Burke (University of Karystia, Euboea Transport on Mt. Pentelicon Victoria) 17.05-17.25 Donald Keller, Roz 16.00-16.15 Discussion In the Realm of Kadmos: Schneider 16.15-16.45 Break Archaeological Research in The Classical-Hellenistic Palio 16.45-17.05 Julia Lougovaya-Ast Eastern Boeotia 2007-2008. Pithari farm site and its The History of a Motif in A Report of the Eastern Boeotia relationship to similar sites on the Funerary Epigrams from Archaeological Project, Paximadhi peninsula Karystos to the Phrygian a synergasia with the 9th 17.25-17.45 Sylvian Fachard Hinterland Ephorate of Prehistoric and Controlling Euboea's Harbours 17.05-17.25 Hugh Mason Classical Antiquities during the Peloponnesian War Imagined Karystos: Dio's Tuesday 12 May / Mardi 12 mai, 17.45-18.00 Discussion Euboikos Logos 19.00 18.00-19.00 Break 17.25-17.45 Cynthia K. Kosso Danish Institute at Athens / Institut Keynote Session The roads to Euboea: Travelers Danois à Athènes 19.00-19.20 Hugh Mason accounts from antiquity to the Herefondos 14A, Plaka Eulogy twentieth century Reception 19.20-20.00 Malcolm B. Wallace with Thomas J. Figueira 17.45-18.00 Discussion Athens and Euboea, 510-395 18.00-18.30 General Discussion 20.00-22.00 Reception and Closing Remarks

9 Ottawa Friends which the objectives and achievements these bequests would permit CIG to of CIG will be summarized by expand our intern program, offer a Following a year of diligent service Professor Schaus. It is hoped that such fellowship or two and expand our to CIG, Laura Gagné has resigned from an event will encourage guests to join outreach to universities across the her position as President of the Friends CIG and become actively involved in country. This should help keep hostel of CIG in Ottawa in order to complete its cultural activities. room occupancy rates high and her Ph.D. program in Archaeology. The In closing, the Committee generate sufficient operating revenue to members and friends of CIG thank her members wish to thank Professor make CIG financially self sustaining.” for a job well done and wish her Gerald Schaus, Professor Alexis Welcome to the Canadian Institute. success in her future activities. Young, Mrs. Laura Gagné, Ms. Melanie The work of Mrs. Gagné will be Zahab and Mr. Gary Hendin, for their Ian Begg continued by Dr. Helen Tryphonas, a invaluable assistance and guidance in recent retirée from a senior scientist’s many aspects of our new venture! Donors to CIG position with Health Canada. Dr. The Committee for The Friends of Spring 2009 Tryphonas is known in Ottawa for her CIG in Ottawa. significant contributions to culture as Lifetime Benefactors President and member of the Parnassos CIG’s New Treasurer Ian Begg, Jane Bracken, Sheila Hellenic Cultural Society in Ottawa and for her services to the community at Campbell, John and Ellen large. Desmarais, John Foreman, John On April 3, 2009, a meeting of Humphrey, Gerald and Pamela individuals who wish to contribute their Schaus, Mary and Michael services to CIG, was called by Dr. Walbank, Malcolm Wallace†, Tryphonas and a Committee was Daniel† and Helen Geagan established. During this meeting Dr. Bienfateur à Vie Tryphonas was elected President of the Hubert Giroux Friends of CIG in Ottawa. Other members of the Committee include: Benefactors Mrs. Maria Alibalis, Secretary, Mrs. Mary Haitas, Treasurer/membership George and Janet Allan, Beryl drive, and Ms. Melanie Zahab, advisor. Gary Hendin at Delphi Anderson, Mark Lawall, Neda

The Committee’s objectives are Leipen†, David W. Rupp, Lea Gary Hendin, now 60, has had a twofold: To seek out and invite Stirling, Zographia Welch, Hector lifelong interest in Classics, having prominent individuals who are Williams graduated from Glendon College in presently working in the field of 1971 and the University of Windsor in Archaeology in Greece/Cyprus and 1974 and in fact is still a “permanent Patrons establish a strong program of invitees part-time student of Classics” at Robert Buck, Margaret Curry, Hans for the upcoming season 2009-2010 and McMaster. He first encountered the VanderLeest, Helen Zavitzianos to increase awareness of CIG’s mission Canadian Institute when he met Gerry among people in the Capital Region. Schaus after a joint CIG-Onassis With regards to the first objective, Fellows Foundation talk at Wilfrid Laurier the Committee has already contacted Elaine Cawadias, Patricia Clark, University, and visited the Institute in several potential speakers. Jacques Y. Martin Cropp, Franco De Angelis, Athens in October 2008. When George Perreault, Professeur Titulaire James Doherty, Susan Downie, Allan resigned as Treasurer, Gary d’archéologie grecque, Centre d’études George L. Evans, Russell Farris, agreed to assume the responsibility in classiques, Université de Montréal and December 2008. As the owner/manager Elaine Godwin, Sharon Lane, Maria Jane E. Francis, Prof. of Archaeology, of Corporate Special Events/BBQ Liston, Michael MacKinnon, Hugh Dept. of Classics, Modern Languages Catering in Hamilton, Gary brings Mason, Philippa Matheson, R.J.O. and Linguistics, Concordia University, practical experience to the job, and Millar, John Tamm, Robert Weir, have kindly accepted an invitation to hopes to help the Institute through Fred and Joan Winter, Ismene present lectures on their latest activities raising funds as well as our profile. in Greece. Topics and dates of lectures Wood, Alexis and Mark Young to be announced later. Negotiations When asked about the financial future with other speakers are in progress. Sustaining Members of the Institute, Gary responded: With regards to the second Thomas Boyd, W.T. Delworth, “CIG is likely to benefit from objective, the Committee has already Kathleen Donahue Sherwood, significant bequests that will likely initiated work for a social event during assure our solvency. More important, Sandra Garvie-Lok, Allison

10 Glazebrook, Craig Hardiman, Linda Henriksen, R. Hope-Simpson, Director’s Fund Gwyneth Lewis, Stelios Gerald Schaus Friends of CIG (Athens) Pneumaticos, Glenna Roberts, Catherine Rubincam, Symphorien Building Fund Patron van de Maele, Arden Williams Alison Barclay, N. Johnston, Jamie Efthalia Constantinides Kidston, Mark Lawall, Catherine Donors to Funds 2008-2009 Rubincam, Gerald Schaus, Michael Fellows and Mary Walbank Nicholas and Matti Egon, Sotiris Non-directed Donations Sotirakos, Stamatis Spyropoulos, Jane Bracken, Hubert Giroux, Mac Wallace Colloquium Ian Vorres, Mary Yannoulatos Daniel Levine, Margaret Miller, Brendan Burke, Tracey Cullen, Judith Pixley, David Rupp Elaine Godwin, John Humphrey, Sustaining Members Gerald and Pamela Schaus, Joseph Donald Keller, Hugh Mason, John Vicky Megas, Mary Michalou Shaw Traill, Gerald Schaus, Brad Inwood, Catherine Rubincam, Roz and Eric Regular Special Donations Schneider, Lauren Talalay Jeanine Allison, Ann R. Baker, Sylvain and Laura Gagné, Telus Lorraine Batler, Constantina Delis, Communication Co., Gerald Friends of CIG (Ottawa) Dione Dodis, Pat Felch, Dean Schaus, David Rupp, Michael and Mahizer Aki, Cayla Baylin, Goutanoudis, Philippa Jecchinis, Ira Mary Walbank, Alexis and Mark Francine Black, Lucy Caillier, Kaliampetsos, Christopher Young Lucette Carpentier, Liane McClinton, Mando Oikonomidou, Cavanagh, Alexander and Elaine Helen Saradi-Mendelovici, Byron Endowment Fund Cawadias, Marguerite Charland, Theodoropulos, Maria Tolis, James Daniel† and Helen Geagan, Elaine André Couvrette, W.T. Delworth, Ward Godwin, Mark Golden, Donald John and Ellen Desmarais, Jennifer Keller, Catherine Rubincam, Hans Dickson, M.D. Dover-Cohen, Institutional Members VanderLeest, Zographia Welch Nicholas Florakos, Joan Gherson, Category A Gregory Gitas, George K. Grandel Brock University, Classical Elisabeth Rosenbaum-Alföldi Solange Guberman, John F. Association of Canada, Embassy of Fellowship Fund Hilliker, Robin Jackson, Maria Canada in Greece, University of Sheila Campbell, Neda Leipen†, Kanellakos, David Kirkwood, Alberta, University of British James Russell Laurier L. LaPierre, Jordan Levitin, Columbia, University of Manitoba, Margaret Littlejohn, Gabrielle University of New Brunswick, Desmarais-Foreman Library Lorriman, Helen McCuaig, R.E. University of Ottawa, University of Fund Moore, Bernard Payeur, Sheila- Toronto, University of Victoria, Beryl Anderson, Ian Begg, John Mary Pepin, Stelios Pneumaticos, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Foreman, Judith Rees, J.P. Varto, Dennis and Rachel Podolsky, Laurier University Michael and Mary Walbank Robert Pollock, Patrick J. Savoie, Category B Erika Schaus-Avey, Michael Langara College, McGill Dorothy and Homer Thompson Shenstone, Harvey Slack, Ruth University, University of Calgary Fellowship Fund Soloway, Alice Sophianopoulos, G. Category C Alison Barclay, Frederick Cadman, Hamilton Southam†, Erik Spicer, McMaster University, Trent David Kirkwood, Michael and Heather Stronach, William Teron, University Mary Walbank John Todd, Helen Tryphonas, Ismene and William Wood Neda and Franz Leipen Fellowship Fund Friends of CIG (Toronto) James Russell Arlette Londres, Judith Pixley

11 Financial Statement as of June 30, 2008 ("book values" for Funds) CURRENT ASSETS 2008 2007 2006 2005 CANADA Cash on hand 17,811 8,530 4,038 11,680 Operating Endowment Fund 82,791 79,661 78,384 78,462 Rosenbaum-Alföldi Fellowship Fund 44,473 46,782 39,627 33,522 Desmarais-Foreman Library Fund 52,038 52,104 44,645 43,722 Thompson Fellowship Fund 56,018 51,521 49,191 51,880 Building Fund 15,968 8,066 - - Director's Fund 5,281 4,281 4,281 4,281 Total 274,380 250,945 220,166 223,547

GREECE Cash on hand 1,308 2,652 2,816 3,825 Dollar account 8,357 15,146 10,117 7,708 AIA Chapter - - - 3,169 Euro account 4,778 2,754 2,177 (3,098) Transfer from Canada - in transit - - 10,300 Total 14,443 20,552 25,410 11,604

LIABILITIES Athens – AIA Chapter - - - 3,169 Athens – for apartment renovations - - 14,885 Total - - 14,885 3,169

Athens: Net current assets 14,443 20,552 10,525 8,435 Canada: Net current assets 274,380 250,945 220,166 223,547 Canada and Athens: Net current assets 288,823 271,497 230,691 231,982

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