Antonios Keramopoulos Explained

Antonios Keramopoulos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αντώνιος Κεραμόπουλος; Vlasti, 1870 – Athens, 13 May 1960) was a Greek archaeologist born in the Ottoman Empire. He conducted numerous excavations studying Mycenean and classical Greek antiquities during the early 20th century, including excavations at the Agora of Athens, the palace of Mycenae^[1] and at Thebes.^[2] He also wrote studies about later Greek history. Among other things, he became known as a proponent of the theory of an autochthonous Greek origin of the Vlachs in Greece.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.tee.gr/teeassoc/silogoi/infobase/greece/mycesite/history.htm History of excavations at Mycenes
2. Web site: The scientific work. Archaeological Museum of Thebes. 2017-11-23.
3. A. Keramopoulos (1939), Τι είναι οι Κουτσοβλάχοι; ('Who are the Koutsovlachs?'), Athens. Quoted in: Tanașoca, Nicolae Șerban (2001), "Aperçus of the history of Balkan Romanity." In: R. Theodorescu/L. Conley Barrows (eds.), Politics and culture in southeastern Europe. Bucharest. (UNESCO Studies on Science and Culture). 94-170.