The Athenian agora, center of ancient Athens in all respects, has been under excavation for almost 90 years. The most recent work, which will be presented at this lecture, has uncovered material dating from the 13th century BC until the 13th century AD. Graves, wells, Classical architecture, military trophies, coins, and new inscriptions have all added to our understanding of the history of the city.

Dr. Camp is a classical archaeologist, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Professor of Classics at Randolph-Macon College, and the Director of the Athenian Agora excavations (www.agathe.gr)—one of the most prominent longstanding American archaeological projects in the Mediterranean.