Italian School of Archaeology at Athens
Phaistos Disk, found during the Italian excavations at the Minoan
Palace.The Italian School of Archaeology at Athens (
Limnos and Rome
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Following earlier Italian research in Greece (as an archaeological "expedition" or "mission"), the School was established in 1909. The School operates a sizeable library in Athens. It has conducted archaeological
History
In 1884, when students of the third year of the Specialization School of Rome had already been conducting research in Greece, Federico Halbneer, a student of
Gortyn Code
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So on May 9, 1909, the Italian parliament approved the R.D. n. 373, according which "An Italian Institute of Archeology is established in Greece, with headquarters in Athens, with the name of «R. Italian archaeological school of Athens»" (Official Gazette 30 June 1909, n. 151). It replaced the previous Italian archaeological mission of Crete established ten years earlier. The first director was Halberr's pupil, Luigi Pernier. The first works of the School focused on Crete, and above all on Gortyna, Priniàs, Festòs and Aghia Triada.
References
- ^ Korka, pp. 108-115.
Bibliography
- E. Korka et al. (eds.): Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece, 160 Years, Athens, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, 2006.
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