The Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies supports scholarship, research, outreach programs and pedagogical activities that deal with all facets of the Hellenistic world. We are particularly interested in collaborative and interdisciplinary work among international scholars, as well as helping young scholars and graduate students as they pursue their own interests in this diverse field.
If you are interested at all in learning more about possible opportunities associated with the Institute or just discovering something new and dynamic about this fascinating time in Western history, please don't hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!
News
Seleukid Study Days VIII: The Afterlife of the Seleukids - upcoming in Utrecht, Nov. 12–15, 2025
The study of the Seleukid dynasty and its multiethnic kingdom stretching from the Aegean over the Levant and Babylonia to the eastern Iranian territories has been one of the core initiatives of WIHS from its inception until Seleukid Study Days IV: Seleukid Royal Women (Montreal 2013, published 2016). The conference series continued until Seleukid Study Days VII: The Seleukid Army (Sopot, Poland, 2019, published as The Seleukids at War, 2024). When the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down international collaboration, the near-monthly Seleukid Lecture Series (2021-2025) kept the loosely-defined Seleukid Study Group together. We are pleased that the Seleukid Study Days are now being revived, with WIHS among its co-sponsors and Utrecht University as its local host.
New Executive Committee Member from Australia Welcomed at International Workshop on Foundation Legends
The international workshop ‘Female Roles in Ancient Foundation Legends’ (Oct. 6, 2025) provided the ideal opportunity to introduce Dr. Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides, Professor of Classical Studies at Macquarie University, as the new member of the WIHS Executive Committee to a wider Waterloo audience.
The Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies Embarks on a New Round of Collaborative Research
After a period of transition, the Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies is ready to resume its active role in facilitating and stimulating collaborative and interdisciplinary research in Hellenistic studies. Appointed Director to the Institute by the Dean of Arts Dr. Alexie Tcheuyap in September, Dr. Altay Coskun (Professor and Associate Chair of Classical Studies) convened the new Executive Committee.