Pic: The Entry of King Otto of Greece into Athens by Peter von Hess (1839)
A discussion with Professor Anthony Kaldellis about how the Romans became Greeks.
Anthony Kaldellis is the Gaylord Donnelly Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Classics and the College at the University of Chicago.
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Excellent questions by Robin and generally very good answers by Professor Kaldellis. I found most of what the latter said about the “Greeks” and the “Romaioi” really interesting and eye-opening. However, I think some of his comments were somehow unfair and biased regarding, for example, the Greek Orthodox Church or the former Greek Monarchy. I believe that nothing is so black and white.I used to be a great fan of Kaldellis’s till I realised that he is not too impartial sometimes. A pity, because he’s a brilliant, super-intelligent historian and scholar, he works really hard, is very motivated and writes very well indeed. But nobody is perfect.