Angelos Chaniotis Receives Greek State Literature Prize

Angelos Chaniotis, Professor in the School of Historical Studies, is one of the recipients of the State Literature Prize for 2010, awarded by the Greek Ministry of Culture. Chaniotis received the prize in the essay category for his book Theatricality and Public Life in the Hellenistic World, published in Greek (Iraklion, Crete University Press 2009), which exploits literary sources, inscriptions, and images to study the theatrical behavior of statesmen and kings in the Hellenistic period (ca. 330-30 BC), the perception of political life as a staged drama, and the influence of theatrical performances on political oratory and public rituals.