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Chrys Kostopoulos

Assistant Instructional Professor

Current Courses

  • Greece Yesterday and Today
  • Beginning Modern Greek II

Spring 2025 Office Hours

MTW | 8:30 - 10:25 am

Or by appointment

Contact Information

Email: ckostopo
Office: 115A Dauer Hall

Chrysostomos Kostopoulos studied Classics at the University of Ioannina and earned an MA and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His interests vary from Roman and Ancient Greek Science (astrology in particular) to Modern Greek linguistics, history and politics. He has published reviews and articles on journals such as Mouseion, Ombrela, OLME, etc. ​ At UF, he teaches courses on Modern Greek language and literature as well as Modern Greek history, Greek identity, and the continuity of the Greek civilization from ancient to modern times.

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications

“Roman Portable Sundials: The Empire in your Hand” (book review), Mouseion Volume 15 No. 1 2018: 162-165

“Translating Nikos Kavvadias Poetry into English” OLME 90, 2008: 35-48

“Cheiron in America: Myth and Allegory in the Centaur of John Updike” Omprela 76, 2007: 57-60