Leonidas Pittos
Associate Professor of Teaching in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies
Associate Chair
423 Manoogian Hall
Department
Leonidas Pittos
Leonidas Pittos teaches courses in the Modern Greek language sequence. He also lectures on Classical, Byzantine, and Modern Greek literature and history. His research interests are in Late Byzantine religious and intellectual history. His current projects include a translation of the Triads of St. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359) along with his intellectual biography, studies, and translations of the hagiographical and exegetical works Philotheos Kokkinos and the historical works of John VI Kantakouzenos.
Research interest(s)/area of expertise
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Late Byzantium and Post-Byzantine Greece
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History of Eastern Christianity
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Byzantium in Modern Greek Historiography
Education
- Ph.D. University of Chicago (History), 2015
- M.A. University of Chicago (Social Sciences), 2002
- B.A. University of Illinois at Chicago (History), 2001
Courses taught by Leonidas Pittos
Fall Term 2024 (future)
- CLA2000 - Greek Mythology
- CLA3150 - Athens and the Ancient Greek World
- CLA5150 - Athens and the Ancient Greek World
- GKA1010 - Elementary Ancient Greek I
- GKM1010 - Elementary Modern Greek I
- HIS5330 - History of Ancient Greece
Spring-Summer Term 2024
Winter Term 2024
- CLA3530 - The World of Early Christianity
- CLA3590 - Byzantine Civilization
- CLA5530 - The World of Early Christianity
- CLA5590 - Byzantine Civilization
- GKM2020 - Intermediate Modern Greek II
- GKM3530 - The World of Early Christianity
- GKM3590 - Byzantine Civilization
- GKM5530 - The World of Early Christianity
- GKM5590 - Byzantine Civilization
Fall Term 2023
- CLA3720 - Greek Identity from Antiquity to Modernity
- CLA5720 - Greek Identity from Antiquity to Modernity
- GKM2010 - Intermediate Modern Greek I
- GKM3720 - Greek Identity from Antiquity to Modernity
- GKM5720 - Greek Identity from Antiquity to Modernity
- GLS2800 - Introduction to Global Issues and Institutions
Spring-Summer Term 2023
- ANT3700 - Globalization: Theories, Practices, Implications
- GLS3700 - Globalization: Theories, Practices, Implications
Winter Term 2023
- GKM1020 - Elementary Modern Greek II
- GKM3710 - Modern Greek Literature and Culture in English
- GKM3930 - Topics in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies
Fall Term 2022
- CLA3150 - Athens and the Ancient Greek World
- CLA5150 - Athens and the Ancient Greek World
- GKM1010 - Elementary Modern Greek I
- HIS5330 - History of Ancient Greece
Spring-Summer Term 2022
- ANT3700 - Globalization: Theories, Practices, Implications
- GLS3700 - Globalization: Theories, Practices, Implications