Panos Valavanis

Panos Valavanis (Greek Πάνος Βαλαβάνης, born 1954 in Athens ) is a Greek classical archaeologist.

Panos Valavanis studied at the Universities of Athens and Würzburg. Since 1980 he works at the University of Athens, where he works as an associate professor of classical archeology since 2000. Valavanis research priority for Greek pottery and vase painting, architecture and topography of ancient Athens, ancient technology and the ancient sport. For his book, Games and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece John Boardman has written a foreword.

Valavanis is a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute.

Writings (selection )

• Hysplex. The Starting Mechanism in Ancient Stadia. A Contribution to Ancient Greek Technology, University of California Press, Los Angeles 1999 ISBN 9780520098299
• Games and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece, Getty Publications, Los Angeles, 2004. ISBN 0-89236-762-8 Review by Paul Christesen in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 20/01/2005