Exploring Ancient Greece with Dr. Rita Roussos

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by Kelly Macquire
published on 27 March 2022

Thinking about travelling to visit all of the wonderful remains of Ancient Greece? Well, then you've come to the right place. In this interview, Kelly has sat down with Dr Rita Roussos, our guide for our upcoming tour in the Autumn. Dr Roussos is a native Athenian who has taught archaeology and art history at the American University of Athens and is a trained archaeologist who has worked on sites like Isthmia, Kato Lossous and Mantinea.

The stories and legends, customs and politics of the ancient Greek world continue to echo through the ages. How did a rowdy group of rival kingdoms dominate the Aegean for so many centuries? On this journey of discovery, we explore classical Athens, a city whose golden age led to astonishing advances in art, philosophy, science, and politics; take a pilgrimage to Delphi where we encounter the cult of Apollo; cross the Gulf of Corinth and travel into the Peloponnesian hills where hero Hercules began his twelve tasks and King Agamemnon set out to rescue Helen and capture Troy.

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— CHAPTERS —
0:00​ Introduction
0:49 Why did you want to become an archaeologist?
3:15 What kinds of things do you work on as a classical archaeologist?
8:52 Tell us all about the tour you'll be guiding with WHE!
24:35 Outro

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Isthmia https://www.worldhistory.org/Isthmia/
Athens https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/
Olympia https://www.worldhistory.org/Olympia/
Delphi https://www.worldhistory.org/delphi/
Ancient Greece https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/
Thebes (Greece) https://www.worldhistory.org/Thebes_(Greece)/
Tiryns https://www.worldhistory.org/tiryns/
Mycenae https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/
Epidaurus https://www.worldhistory.org/epidaurus/

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— ATTRIBUTIONS —
The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on:
https://www.ancientlyre.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A

— THUMBNAIL IMAGE —
Dr Rita Roussos with Artemis Laphria
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Kelly Macquire

Kelly is a graduate from Monash University who has completed her BA (Honours) in Ancient History and Archaeology, focussing on iconography and status in Pylos burials. She has a passion for mythology and the Aegean Bronze Age.

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