Eugene Vanderpool
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LOCATION: Athens, Greece
Professor of Archaeology, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1949–71.
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Athens, historic city and capital of Greece. Many of Classical civilization’s intellectual and artistic ideas originated there, and the city is generally considered to be the birthplace of Western civilization. Athens lies 5 miles (8 km) from the Bay of Phaleron, an inlet of the Aegean (Aigaíon)…
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