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French archaeologist and historian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roland Étienne (born 18 April 1944) is a French archaeologist and historian specialising in the history of Greek archaeology, ancient architecture and Hellenistic history.
Roland Étienne | |
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Born | [1] | 18 April 1944
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École normale supérieure |
Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, historian |
A graduate of the École normale supérieure (1964–1969), Étienne taught ancient history in the Universities of Nanterre and Montpellier and conducted archaeological research in Greece (Cyclades) and Turkey.[2]
He has lived five years in Greece with Françoise Étienne, from 1972 to 1976. Both have participated in excavations during this period.[3] Together they authored La Grèce antique : Archéologie d'une découverte (collection "Découvertes Gallimard", 1990; English edition: The Search for Ancient Greece).
Professor of archaeology at Lumière University Lyon 2, he is the author of a dissertation on Tinos published in the collection Bibliothèque des Écoles françaises d'Athènes et de Rome (1990).[4]
In 1992, Étienne was appointed director of the French School at Athens. Since leaving the capital of Greece, he has been a professor of classical archaeology at Pantheon-Sorbonne University,[5] and director of the team Mondes grecs archaïques et classiques, which belongs to the Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité at Nanterre University.[6]
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