Vyron Antoniadis
I am a Classical Archaeologist and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Historical Research (National Hellenic Research Foundation) focusing on the study of the economy and society in antiquity. I am currently undertaking research in three areas: the publication of Hellenistic and Roman pottery and architecture from the Insula X, Theatre Quarter at Delos, the spatial analysis of the burial sites and settlement patterns in ancient Greece with the aid of GIS tools and the study of Rural Epirus in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. I also study pottery from an excavation conducted at the Magasin des Colonnes at Delos (French School of Archaeology).
I am also the PI of the research project Algorithms, Roads, and Narratives: Navigating Ancient Crete (ARNAC), which is funded by the The Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I. Project Number: 24871).
Studies: PhD in History and Archaeology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, MAS in Ancient History of the Near East, Pompeu Fabra, BA and MA in Archaeology, Cardiff University.
Fieldwork: I have been taking part in excavations since 1999 in Greece (Marathon, Athens, Delos, Corinth), Spain (Zamora), Lebanon (Tyre), and Wales (Anglesey).
Address: Athens
I am also the PI of the research project Algorithms, Roads, and Narratives: Navigating Ancient Crete (ARNAC), which is funded by the The Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I. Project Number: 24871).
Studies: PhD in History and Archaeology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, MAS in Ancient History of the Near East, Pompeu Fabra, BA and MA in Archaeology, Cardiff University.
Fieldwork: I have been taking part in excavations since 1999 in Greece (Marathon, Athens, Delos, Corinth), Spain (Zamora), Lebanon (Tyre), and Wales (Anglesey).
Address: Athens
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vastness of the Roman Empire. The present article examines the archaeological evidence associated with the major tribes of Epirus in the Roman Period. A synthesis is proposed of the epigraphic, numismatic, cultic, funerary finds and evidence in relation to their findspots
and their topographical data. This investigation may lead us to a better understating regarding the Epirotes who lived in difficult conditions especially during the early Roman times.
were converted into gazetteers. Maps gradually became a mere supplement to this index. More recently, with the aid of GIS mapping and databases, maps have regained importance.
The Academy of Athens has participated in the TIR project since 1972. The first volume (Philippi) was published in 1993. Over the last decade, an intense effort has been made to publish volumes devoted to the
entire area of Greece. Six new volumes are now available, covering the area from Epirus and Thessaly to Attica and the Aegean Islands.
The TIR-Greece research group is currently exploring new ways of presenting and analysing archaeological, historical and spatial data. The first example of this process covers western Greece (Aitolia-Akarnania and Epirus). In this paper, we present changes in settlement patterns in western Greece after the Roman conquest and we attempt to address historical issues, such as the impact of the Roman presence on the area.
early sixth century AD. The earliest date is established by the aftermath of the battle of Pydna in 168 BC. Sites in Kokytos Valley mark the terminus ante quem for the latest date. This paper offers an overview of the Roman rural sites in central and southern Epirus by focusing mainly on the Late Hellenistic and Early Imperial periods and pays particular attention to the Hellenistic rural sites occupied by the Romans. The author argues that Romans after Pydna had a political agenda in settling
in rural Epirus and that this process facilitated their rule in this region.
The earliest Roman rural sites, dating from 167 to mid-first century BC, followed a pre-established agricultural and pastoral model. Some of them were easily defensible protected by walls or by natural defences on high and low hills and mountains. This pattern gradually changed from the mid-first century BC to 31 BC with the establishment of wealthy landowners in Epirus. After the foundation of Nicopolis around 29 BC, Augustus transformed the landscape with the centuriation of the Nicopolitan territory. The Romans established all new rural sites south of
Nicopolis on a defenceless area without making use of previous structures. This may suggest the beginning of a prosperous era for southern Epirus.
The Tabula Imperii Romani programme of the Academy of Athens aims to collect the archaeological, historical, and
topographical data of Roman Greece. This paper summarizes the programme’s scope, method, observations, and first
results. It discusses research and methodological issues for the Peloponnese, which also apply to the entire programme.
Particular importance is given to Achaia, Laconia, and Arcadia through selected findings, which reflect the diversity of the
Roman Peloponnese.
This paper revisits the textual and archaeological evidence and proposes a contextual study of the graves and funerary and votive inscriptions that have been used for supporting the aforementioned arguments. The author challenges the view that Actia Nicopolis was a colony and explores the complex relations of the veterans with their hometowns and places of retirement respectively. The paper contextualizes archaeological and epigraphic funerary evidence in order to shed light on Roman political institutions in relation with Roman establishments in Greece.