The Netherlands Institute at Athens, the Belgian School at Athens and the Norwegian Institute at Athens organized this one day conference on October 17^th, 2017 at the Acropolis Museum. Through inspiring presentations and sharing of interdisciplinary knowledge light was shed onto different approaches of emotions beyond time or cognitive limitations. Thanks to the ability of the speakers to surpass differences in methodology and terminology and through the diachronic approach, diverging aspects contributed to obtaining a holistic approach to emotions.