History
The Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete operates as an autonomous department in the Faculty of Letters since the academic year 1983-1984.
From its foundation, it comprises four sections: the section of Ancient and Medieval History, the section of Modern History, the section of Archaeology and Art History, and the section of Oriental and African Studies.
The department’ teaching is characterised by two important features:
First, there are no obligatory modules, in the sense that students can freely choose which modules to attend among those offered within each particular field; moreover, module conveners cannot repeat a module within a period of three years. In this way, students are guaranteed to always have the option of choosing between several modules.
Second, the department has instituted seminar courses, which are attended by a limited number of students (20-25). Seminars aim to familiarize students with the principles of scientific research, with finding and handling the relevant bibliography, with the process of synthesis based on a scientific question, and more generally with developing their critical thinking.
The Department has proudly built on the legacy of its founding members, which included eminent historians, archaeologists and art historians, such as Nikos Svoronos, Vasilis Kremmydas, Nikos Chatzinikolaou and many others.
An important place in our past and present is occupied by the Departmental archaeological research and activities, among which the excavation at the site of ancient Eleutherna is the oldest (since 1985) and largest.
– Margarita Dritsa, Assistant Professor of Modern History
– Hagen Fleischer, Professor Emeritus of Modern and Contemporary Greek and European History
– Gianis Gianoulopoulos, Lecturer of Modern History
– Dimitrios Goutas, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies
– Gelina Harlaftis, Professor of Maritime History
– Kanto Isichaki-Fatourou†, Professor of Art History
– Athanasia Kanta, Assistant Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology
– Anna Kartsoni, Professor of Byzantine Art
– Antonia Kioussopoulou, Professor of Byzantine History
– Elias Kolovos, Professor of Ottoman History
– Vasilis Kremmydas, Professor of Modern History
– Dimitris Kyrtatas, Professor of Ancient History
– Dimitris Lazaridis†, Professor of Classical Archaeology
– Chrysa Maltezou, Professor of Medieval History
– Giorgos Margaritis, Professor of Contemporary History
– Ioannis Markakis, Professor of the History of Africa
– Evgenios D. Matthiopoulos, Professor of History of Art
– Anna Misiou†, Associate Professor of Ancient History
– Styliani Papadaki-Oekland†, Professor of Byzantine Archaeology
– Nikolas Pharaklas, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology
– Anastasia Sergidou, Assistant Professor of Ancient History
– Eleni Zymi, Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology
– Anna Avramea†, Professor of Byzantine History
– Nikolas Pharaklas†, Professor of Classical Archaeology
– Nikos Chatzinikolaou, Professor of Art History
– Thanasis Kalpaxis†, Professor of Classical Archaeology
– Iris Tzachili, Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology
– Christos Loukos, Professor of Modern History
– Olga Gratziou, Professor of Byzantine Archaeology
– Christos Chatziiosif, Professor of Modern History
– Vasilis Dimitriadis, Professor of Ottoman Studies
– Elisabeth Zachariadou†, Professor of Ottoman Studies
– Petros Themelis, Professor of Classical Archaeology
– Efi Avdela, Professor of Contemporary History
– Aglaia Kasdagli, Professor of Medieval (Western) History
– Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis, Professor of Classical Archaeology
– Katerina Kopaka, Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology
– Pavlina Karanastasi, Professor of Classical Archaeology
– Socrates Petmezas, Professor of Modern Economic and Social History
– Nikolaos Platon†, Professor in Prehistoric Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessalonica and University of Crete
– Philippos Iliou†, Historian
– Jean-Pierre Vernant†, Professor of Ancient Greek History, Collège de France, Paris
– Henri van Effenterre†, Professor in Archaeology, Université Paris I, Sorbonne
– Anthony Molho, Emeritus Professor in European History, Brown University and European University Institute of in Florence
– Maurice Aymard, Emeritus Professor-Director of Studies, École Des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales & former Director, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
1986-1987 Thanasis Kalpaxis, Professor in Classical Archaeology
1987-1989 Dimitrios Goutas, Professor in Arabic and Islamic Studies
1989 Nikolas Pharaklas, Professor in Classical Archaeology
1990-1991 Thanasis Kalpaxis, Professor in Classical Archaeology
1991-1993 Nikolaos Stampolidis, Professor in Classical Archaeology
1993-1995 Elisabeth Zachariadou†, Professor in Ottoman Studies
1995-1996 Styliani Papadaki-Oekland†, Professor in Byzantine Archaeology
1996-1998 Christos Chatziiosiph, Professor in Modern History
1998-2000 Olga Gratziou, Professor in Byzantine Archaeology
2000-2001 Nikos Chatzinikolaou, Professor in Art History
2001-2004 Christos Chatziiosiph, Professor in Modern History
2004-2008 Christos Loukos, Professor in Modern History
2008-2010 Efi Avdela, Professor in Contemporary History
2010-2014 Socrates Petmezas, Professor in Economic and Social History
2014-2016 Antonia Kiousopoulou, Professor in Byzantine History
2016-2018 Efi Avdela, Professor in Contemporary History
2018-2022 Pavlina Karanastasi, Professor in Classical Archaeology
2022-2023 Elias Kolovos, Professor in Ottoman History