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 sectors: the sector of Ancient and Medieval History, the sector of Modern History, the sector of Archaeology and Art History, and the sector 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 in Modern History
– Hagen Fleischer, Professor Emeritus in Modern and Contemporary Greek and European History
– Gianis Gianoulopoulos, Lecturer in Modern History
– Dimitrios Goutas, Professor in Arabic and Islamic Studies
– Kanto Isichaki-Fatourou†, Professor in Art History
– Athanasia Kanta, Assistant Professor in Prehistoric Archaeology
– Anna Kartsoni, Professor in Byzantine Art
– Antonia Kioussopoulou, Professor in Byzantine History
– Elias Kolovos, Professor in Ottoman History
– Vasilis Kremmydas, Professor in Modern History
– Dimitris Kyrtatas, Professor in Ancient History
– Dimitris Lazaridis†, Professor in Classical Archaeology
– Chrysa Maltezou, Professor in Medieval History
– Giorgos Margaritis, Professor in Contemporary History
– Ioannis Markakis, Professor in the History of Africa
– Anna Misiou†, Associate Professor in Ancient History
– Styliani Papadaki-Oekland†, Professor in Byzantine Archaeology
– Socrates Petmezas, Professor of Modern Economic and Social History
– Nikolas Pharaklas, Professor Emeritus in Classical Archaeology
– Anastasia Sergidou, Assistant Professor in Ancient History
– Eleni Zymi, Assistant Professor in Classical Archaeology
– Anna Avramea†, Professor in Byzantine History
– Nikolas Pharaklas†, Professor in Classical Archaeology
– Nikos Chatzinikolaou, Professor in Art History
– Thanasis Kalpaxis†, Professor in Classical Archaeology
– Iris Tzachili, Professor in Prehistoric Archaeology
– Christos Loukos, Professor in Modern History
– Olga Gratziou, Professor in Byzantine Archaeology
– Christos Chatziiosif, Professor in Modern History
– Vasilis Dimitriadis, Professor in Ottoman Studies
– Elisabeth Zachariadou†, Professor in Ottoman Studies
– Petros Themelis, Professor in Classical Archaeology
– Efi Avdela, Professor of Contemporary History
– Aglaia Kasdagli, Professor of Medieval (Western) History
– Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis, Professor of Classical Archaeology
– 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
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