The Honorable Vassilis Kaskarelis
Ambassador of Greece to the United States
and the Board of Trustees of the
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Invite you to the Lecture
"The Archaeology of Democracy: Excavations in the Athenian Agora"
by
John McK. Camp II
Director of the Athenian Agora excavations
of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Professor of Classics, Randolph-Macon College
Reception following the Lecture
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.- 8:30pm
The Embassy of Greece, 2217 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC
RSVP to Ms. Chesnut at (609)-683-0800 Ext. 15 or [email protected]
As space is limited, we would appreciate receiving your response by September 18th
The evening’s refreshments are graciously provided by:
Kellari Hospitality Group and Sotiris Bafitis Selections
About John Camp
John McK. Camp II received his A.B. in Classics from Harvard University (1968), and his M.A. (1972) and Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology (1977) from Princeton University. He has been associated with the American School's Athenian Agora excavations since 1966, first as Field Supervisor, later as Assistant Director, and since 1994 as Director. Dr. Camp is one of the best known archaeologists in the world and is regarded as the foremost expert on the topography of Athens and Attica. He was the Andrew W. Mellon Professor at the American School of Classical Studies from 1985 to 1996, and since then has been on the faculty of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, where he is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Professor of Classics.
