NIKOLAS DIMAKIS

NikolasDimakis

Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology

nikdimakis[at]arch.uoa[dot]gr

Nikolas Dimakis holds a first degree in History and Archaeology (Athens, 2007), and a M.A. and a PhD in Archaeology (both at the University of Nottingham, 2008, 2012) under prestigious scholarships and awards. Before joining the Department of History and Archaeology in 2020 he worked as post-doctoral fellow in various research projects of excellence, as adjunct faculty at the University of Athens and the University of Crete, and as a contract archaeologist at the Greek Ministry of Culture.

He specializes in the funerary archaeology of the Classical through to the Roman times in Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. His research focuses on the interplay of status, identity, and emotions in the burial context.

Main research interests

• Funerary Archaeology
• Classical Archaeology
• Archaeology of the Hellenistic World
• Childhood and Gender Archaeology
• Archaeology of ancient Greek Religion and Ritual

Select publications

• Αλάσαρνα  XI. Το Ιερό του Απόλλωνα Πυθαίου/Πυθαέως και ο Οικισμός των Πρώιμων Βυζαντινών Χρόνων στην Αρχαία Αλάσαρνα της Κω. Τα Λυχνάρια από τους Αρχαϊκούς έως και τους Ρωμαϊκούς Χρόνους. Αθήνα: ΕΚΠΑ 2021.
• “Child death in the Hellenistic World”, in L. Beaumon, M. Dillon and N. Harrington(eds), Children in Antiquity: Perspectives and Experiences of Childhood in the Ancient Mediterranean [Routledge in Antiquity Series]. London/NY: Routledge 2021, 506-518.
• Mortuary Variability and Social Diversity in Ancient Greece. Studies on Ancient Greek Death and Burial.Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020.
• Social Identity and Status in the Classical and Hellenistic Northern Peloponnese. The Evidence from Burials. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2016.
• “Ancient Greek Deathscapes”, Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies 3 (2015), 27-41.

Most of his publications may be found on academia.edu: uoa.academia.edu/NikolasDimakis