Gabriel Zuchtriegel
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Gabriel Zuchtriegel
Gabriel Zuchtriegel is director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park. Prior to being appointed to oversee Pompeii in 2021, he was director of the archaeological parks of Paestum and Velia, both UNESCO World Heritage sites. Zuchtriegel is the author of numerous articles and books, including Colonization and Subalternity in Classical Greece, The Making of the Doric Temple, and The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii. Wie in Griechenland die Gegenwart begann is Gabriel Zuchtriegel's first book with Insel Verlag.
Gabriel Zuchtriegel is director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park. Prior to being appointed to oversee Pompeii in 2021, he was director of the archaeological parks of Paestum and Velia, both UNESCO World Heritage sites. Zuchtriegel is the author of numerous articles and books, including Colonization and Subalternity in Classical Greece, The Making of the Doric Temple, and The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii. Wie in Griechenland die Gegenwart begann is Gabriel Zuchtriegel's first book with Insel Verlag.
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Year of Publication: 2026
Gabriel ZuchtriegelYear of Publication: 2026
How the Present Day Began in Greece
Gabriel Zuchtriegel is a passionate archaeologist with a deep love for Greek antiquity. In this book, he tries to explain why he finds the art of the ancient Greeks so fascinating. Why it is synonymous with timeless beauty and how its stamp can be found absolutely everywhere – from the Renaissance to modernist art.
Before classical antiquity, art brought order into the wild mess of...
Before classical antiquity, art brought order into the wild mess of...