Apostolos N. Athanassakis ( el, Αποστολος Αθανασάκης) is a classical scholar and formerly Argyropoulos Chair in

Hellenic Studies Hellenic studies (also Greek studies) is an interdisciplinary scholarly field that focuses on the language, literature, history and politics of post-classical Greece. In university, a wide range of courses expose students to viewpoints that help ...

at the

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(UCSB). Professor Athanassakis, or "Professor A" as he is often referred to by students, served as the faculty in residence in

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. Athanassakis taught at UCSB for nearly 30 years in the Classics Department. From 1984 to 1986 he served as head of the Humanities Division at the

University of Crete The University of Crete (UoC; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης) is a multi-disciplinary, research-oriented institution in Crete, Greece, located in the cities of Rethymno (official seat) and Heraklion, and one of the country's most aca ...

, in

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Apocolocyntosis divi Claudii The ''Apocolocyntosis (divi) Claudii'', literally ''The Pumpkinification of ''(''the Divine'')'' Claudius'', is a satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, which, according to Cassius Dio, was written by Seneca the Younger. A partly extant Menippean ...

'' (translation, introduction and commentary, 1973) *''The Homeric Hymns'' (translation, introduction and notes). Baltimore, MD;

Johns Hopkins University Press The Johns Hopkins University Press (also referred to as JHU Press or JHUP) is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The press publi ...

, 1976. * ''

Vita Sancti Pachomii Vita or VITA (plural vitae) is Latin for "life", and may refer to: * ''Vita'', the usual start to the title of a biography in Latin, by which (in a known context) the work is often referred to; frequently of a saint, then called hagiography * Vit ...

'' (translation and introduction, 1977) * ''

Hesiod Hesiod (; grc-gre, Ἡσίοδος ''Hēsíodos'') was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. He is generally regarded by western authors as 'the first written poet i ...

Theogony The ''Theogony'' (, , , i.e. "the genealogy or birth of the gods") is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed . It is written in the Epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 10 ...

Works and Days ''Works and Days'' ( grc, Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι, Érga kaì Hēmérai)The ''Works and Days'' is sometimes called by the Latin translation of the title, ''Opera et Dies''. Common abbreviations are ''WD'' and ''Op''. for ''Opera''. is a ...

and

Shield of Heracles The ''Shield of Heracles'' ( grc, Ἀσπὶς Ἡρακλέους, ''Aspis Hērakleous'') is an archaic Greek epic poem that was attributed to Hesiod during antiquity. The subject of the poem is the expedition of Heracles and Iolaus against Cyc ...

'' (translation, introduction and commentary, 1983) * ''Essays on

, Volume I'' (editor, 1992) * ''Essays on

, Volume II'' (editor and contributor, 1993) *

Antony of Choziba Antony of Choziba, also called Antony the Chozibite (fl. 634), was a Byzantine hagiographer from the monastery of Choziba. A disciple of George of Choziba, he wrote his teacher's biography (''Vita sancti Georgii chozebitae'') and also an account of ...

, ''The Life of Saint

George of Choziba Saint George of Choziba, also called George the Chozibite or Chozebite (died c. 625), was a Greek Cypriot monk and leader of the monastery of Choziba in the vicinity of Jerusalem. Today, the monastery is named after George. George was born on Cypr ...

and the Miracles of the Most Holy Mother of God at Choziba'' (ed. with

Tim Vivian Tim Vivian (born 1951) is an American scholar of early Christianity and Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at California State University, Bakersfield (or CSUB). Education and career Vivian received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the U ...

, 1993) * ''The Life of St. Anthony'' (with

, 2003) * ''The Orphic Hymns: Text, Translation and Notes'', Society of Biblical Literature, 1988

References

UCSB Department of Classics Bio
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