Olga Palagia

Abstract

Born in October 1949, Professor Olga Palagia has been one of the main experts in Ancient Greek Sculpture for almost half a century. Once she obtained her Degree in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, she moved to Oxford to write her PhD in Classical Archaeology in 1977. After a brief lapse of years working as research assistant in the Acropolis Museum of Athens, she became Lecturer in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she developed her whole academic career. Author of a huge amount of research on Greek sculpture, from handbooks to papers, her voice has been one of the most respected and authoritative concerning this field. Likewise, she has made excellent and invaluable contributions to our knowledge of the Argead society, art and culture.