Delphi Workshop 2025

Corpora and Diachrony: Influential Texts, Text Types and Genres

November 26-29, 2025
Delphi, Greece

About the Workshop

An intensive four-day workshop at the heart of ancient Delphi

Ancient Manuscript

Our Mission

This workshop represents the culmination of a major research project funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI/ELIDEK). We are developing corpus-based valency lexica for ancient and medieval languages using innovative computational methods integrated with traditional philological expertise.

Set in the inspiring archaeological site of Delphi - ancient center of wisdom and prophecy - we explore how corpus-based methods illuminate patterns of language change across millennia.

Fully Funded Workshop

All expenses are covered for participants. No registration fees. Accommodation, meals, and cultural program included.

Funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) under the "2nd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Faculty Members & Researchers".

In cooperation with the Naxos School project on Diachronic Linguistics.

Project Team (AthDGC)

Athens Digital Glossa Chronos | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Nikolaos Lavidas

Kiki Nikiforidou

Vassiliki Geka

Vassileios Symeonidis

Sofia Chionidi

Anastasia Tsiropina

Eleni Plakoutsi

Theodoros Michalareas

Evangelos Argyropoulos

Hellenic Foundation for Research and InnovationGreece 2.0National and Kapodistrian University of AthensEuropean Cultural Centre of DelphiNaxos School of Diachronic LinguisticsAthens Digital Glossa Chronos

Speakers

Distinguished scholars in the field

Keynote Speakers

Dag Trygve Truslew Haug

University of Oslo, Norway

George Mikros

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar

Carola Trips

University of Mannheim, Germany

Alexandros Tantos

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Ioanna Sitaridou

University of Cambridge, UK

Invited Speakers

Iván Andrés-Alba

Universidad de Murcia, Spain

Francesca Dell'Oro

University of Bologna, Italy

Mirjam Fried

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Stavroula Kefala

Hellenic Open University, Greece

Claudio Iacobini

University of Salerno, Italy

Kiki Nikiforidou

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Vassiliki Geka

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Anna Piata

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Daniel Riaño Rufilanchas

ILC, CCHS-CSIC, Spain

Esteban Belmehdi, Ioanna Papadopoulou, Julien Razanajao

ARCAS Team, CHS, Harvard University, USA

Project Presentation

Nikolaos Lavidas, Theodoros Michalareas, Vassilios Symeonidis, Sofia Chionidi, Anastasia Tsiropina, Eleni Plakoutsi

Athens Digital Glossa Chronos (AthDGC) | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Four-Day Program

November 26-29, 2025

Arrival Day

Wednesday, November 26

15:30
Departure from Syntagma Square, Athens
19:00
Arrival at Delphi (approx.)
20:30
Welcome Dinner at Vakhos Taverna in Delphi

Opening & Foundations

Thursday, November 27

09:30
Registration & Welcome
09:45
Workshop Opening by the Organizing Committee: Nikolaos Lavidas, Kiki Nikiforidou, Vassiliki Geka, Vassilios Symeonidis, Sofia Chionidi, Anastasia Tsiropina, Eleni Plakoutsi, Theodoros Michalareas (30 min)
10:15
By Nikolaos Lavidas, Theodoros Michalareas, Vassilios Symeonidis, Sofia Chionidi, Anastasia Tsiropina, Eleni Plakoutsi (75 min)
11:30
Coffee Break
12:00
By Dag Trygve Truslew Haug (60 min)
13:00
By Mirjam Fried (30 min)
13:30
Lunch at European Cultural Centre
15:00
By Carola Trips (60 min)
16:00
By Francesca Dell'Oro (30 min)
16:30
Coffee Break
17:00
By Daniel Riaño Rufilanchas (30 min)
17:30
By Iván Andrés-Alba (30 min)
18:00
By Stavroula Kefala (30 min)
18:30
By Claudio Iacobini (30 min)
20:30
Dinner at Omphalos Tavern, Arachova

Deep Dive & Collaboration

Friday, November 28

09:15
By George Mikros (60 min)
10:15
By Kiki Nikiforidou (30 min)
10:45
Coffee Break
11:15
By Vassiliki Geka (30 min)
11:45
By Anna Piata (30 min)
12:15
Coffee Break
12:45
Departure for the archaeological site of Delphi
13:00
Guided Tour of Delphi Archaeological Site (2.5 hrs)
16:00
Lunch at European Cultural Centre
17:30
By Alexandros Tantos (60 min)
18:30
Coffee Break #5
19:00
By Ioanna Sitaridou (60 min)
21:00
Gala Dinner at Vakhos Tavern

Technology & Future Directions

Saturday, November 29

09:30
By Esteban Belmehdi, Ioanna Papadopoulou, Julien Razanajao (ARCAS Team, CHS Harvard University), and joint work with AthDGC, NKUA (60 min)
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Final Discussion: Planning Next Project (60 min)
12:00
Closing Ceremony (30 min)
12:30
Lunch at European Cultural Centre
14:30
Departure

Venue & Travel

European Cultural Centre of Delphi

European Cultural Centre of DelphiConference venue interior

The Venue

The workshop takes place at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi, located in the heart of the archaeological site. The Centre provides an inspiring setting for intellectual exchange, with modern facilities in a historically significant location.

  • •Main conference room
  • •Breakout spaces for discussions
  • •On-site guesthouse accommodation
  • •WiFi and modern facilities

Contact Information

For inquiries about the workshop

Organizers

Nikolaos Lavidas, Kiki Nikiforidou, Vassiliki Geka, Vassileios Symeonidis, Sofia Chionidi, Anastasia Tsiropina, Eleni Plakoutsi, Theodoros Michalareas

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

nlavidas@enl.uoa.gr