Washington, September 23: Lecture by J. M. Camp on the Athenian Agora, Excavations

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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 gchesnut at ascsa.org

As space is limited, we would appreciate receiving your response by September 18

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.

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