Great Moments in Greek Archaeology

Vasileios Petrakos et al. This beautifully illustrated book offers an overview of the greatest archaeological sites and discoveries from ancient Greece. The contributors—a veritable who's who of the most venerable names in Greek archaeology—include both those who have excavated at the sites in question and scholars who have spent a lifetime studying the monuments about which they write. Following a foreword by Angelos Delivorrias, the book includes essays by George F. Bass, Alberto G. Benvenuti, George Ch. Chourmouziadis, Christos Doumas, Stella Drougou, Spyros Iakovides, Evangelos Ch. Kakavoyiannis, Vassos Karageorghis, Susan Womer Katzev, Helmut Kyrieleis, Colin F. MacDonald, Fani Mallouchou-Tufano, Dominique Mulliez, Wolf-Dietrich Niemeier, Vasileios Petrakos, Aliki Samara-Kauffmann, Marina Sophronidou, Georgios Steinhauer, Jutta Stroszeck, Harry E. Tzalas, and Panos Valavanis. Presented here are the legendary sites of ancient Greece, including the Athenian Acropolis, Olympia, Delph