Xaroula: Σεπτεμβρίου 2006

Western Thrace: Avdira, Komotini, and Mesemvria-Zone

Traditional Abderite architecture in Avdira.

The site of Ancient Abdera. The stupidity of the inhabitants was legendary.

Fish-hooks from the Avdira Museum.

Solid gold head of Septimius Severus in the Komotini Museum. Would have been carried by a Roman legion.

Thassos

The ancient theater of Thassos, which overlooks the sea.

Fish are available at Thassos.

The monumental ram-holding kouros at the Thassos Museum.

Kavala and Keramoti

That's real gold on there. From the Kavala Museum.

Keramoti, the mainland port for Thassos.

Katerina on the boat as we dock at Keramoti after leaving Thassos.

Eastern Macedonia: Argilos, Amphipolis, Philippi

Argilos, home to incredible amounts of mud and locks (one professor stood guard while the other broke in).

Part of the massive site of Amphipolis.

The Lion of Amphipolis.

The incredible wooden bridge of Amphipolis. That's real wood that survives from antiquity (incredibly rare).

Incredible surviving wall-painting in a Hellenistic house in Amphipolis! Wowsa!

Coroplastics from the Amphipolis Museum.

The beautiful, beautiful theater of Philippi.

Kris pretending to be innocent but really poking people in the back with straw.

Theo, Katerina, Kris, and Maria having a bathroom break at the Philippi latrine. (Someone else has the photo of me on there, I'll get it and post it later.)

Chalkidiki: Olynthus, Polygyros, Stageira

A street in Olynthus.

Olynthus, overlooking the plain.

Detail from a Clazomenian sarcophagus in the Polygyros Museum.

Houses at Ancient Stageira (they had a nice view!)

The location of Ancient Stageira, Aristotle's home-town. It was one of my favorite sites on our trip.

Central Macedonia: Vergina, Pella, Mieza, Thessaloniki

The palace at Vergina (probably Aigai).

Katerina sharing her wisdom on the palace.

The site of Pella. I gave my presentation here (at the agora, not at this villa, but there is not much to see in the agora....)

Pottery that was found at the agora at Pella, which was part of my presentation. Note the subtle Hellenistic phallic ceramics.

The Nymphaion at Mieza, where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great.

Looking out of a cave at the Nymphaion.

The church of St. Dimitrios in Thessaloniki (the largest church in Thessaloniki). Thessaloniki has the greatest concentration of churches anywhere in Greece.

These are bath-tubs, arranged in a fan, from the Agora at Thessaloniki.

Detail from the Arch of Galerius over the Egnatia Road, Thessaloniki.

Dion

We visited the Dion Archaeological Site and the Museum. I have over 300 photos from these....

A street at Dion.

Theo at the Villa of Dionysus.

Dion, wet.

Erika pointing out the Eagle of Zeus.

The picture isn't great but this is the first musical instrument found in Greece and the oldest in the world. It's called a hydraulis, and is made of bronze and silver.