“THE LIGHT OF GREECE OPENED MY EYES, PENETRATED MY PORES, EXPANDED MY WHOLE BEING”

Athens to Athens

For mouthwatering natural beauty and outstanding archaeological sites, there are few journeys in the world that can compare with this two-week cruise of the Greek Islands and the coast of Turkey. The quality of the light, the clear waters of the Aegean and the drama of the landscape have inspired writers, poets and artists since the time of Homer. From the flourishing of ancient Greek culture to the age of the Crusades, it is here that much of the history of western civilisation has been played out.
Our September 6, 2010 departure is SOLD OUT

Prof CHRIS EMLYN-JONES    OPEN UNIVERSITY Chris Emlyn-Jones is Emeritus Professor of Classical Studies at the Open University, UK. He has researched and taught extensively in Classical (particularly Greek) culture, specialising in the epic poet Homer, Athenian drama and Greek philosophy and science. He has been involved in a number of educational radio and TV projects relating to Homer and archaeological sites in Athens, Troy and the Argolid (Mycenae, Tiryns), and is particularly interested in disseminating knowledge of Greek culture to wider audiences.
Dr ERIC LINDGREN    MARINE BIOLOGIST Eric Lindgren is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. His PhD research at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) emphasized small bottom-dwelling Crustacea of the outer banks and continued on the intertidal of the West Coast, Hawaii, Bermuda, and Ischia in the Mediterranean. Dr. Lindgren taught courses in Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology, Invertebrate Zoology and Comparative Physiology. He is a SCUBA diver, sailor, maritime historian, and collector of old navigational instruments.
BRUCE LOEFFLER    GEOLOGIST & ART HISTORIAN Bruce Loeffler, study leader for the American Museum of Natural History, is both a geologist and an art historian. He received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and has a PhD in Geology and an MA in Art History both from the University of Colorado at Boulder. An enthusiastic and gifted educator, Dr. Loeffler has taught various courses in Geology and Ecology, including Physical Geology, Volcanology, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics. In art, he has taught Art Appreciation, Survey of Western Art, Classical and Medieval Art, Renaissance and Baroque Art, and American Art, as well as Introduction to American Ethnic Studies. He has traveled with many AMNH groups including previous trips to Sicily and Croatia.
Prof ILI NAGY    formerly UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, TACOMA Ili (Helen) Nagy, Archaeological Institute of America lecturer and host, has recently retired from her position as Professor of Art History at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. She specializes in the art and archaeology of Greece and Rome, early Christian and Byzantine Art, and Etruscan archaeology. Ili received her PhD, MA, and BA from UCLA. She is a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, where she also held the position of Director of the Classical Summer School. She has served as Professor-in-Charge at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome. Ili is a former President of the Archaeological Institute of America's local Seattle society, and is currently an Academic Trustee of the AIA's Governing Board.