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Archaeologist

Jean Travlos

fl. 1961–1974 · Greece

Greek archaeologist, active 1961–1974. Worked at Salamis, Kourion and Nea Paphos (Odeon). Worked with Kyriakos Nicolaou.

Life and work

  1. 1961
    Department of Antiquities began restoring the Salamis theatre 'from 1961' under the direction of the architect-archaeologist John Travlos, adapting it for performances of ancient drama (French-language chapter in Salamis of Cyprus).

    SalamisRogge et al. 2019, p. 703

  2. 1961–1963
    At Kourion the Department, with the assistance of John Travlos, began restoring the theatre cavea in 1961; by 1963 it was complete up to the diazoma.

    KourionIV 2014, p. 18

  3. 1964
    BCH Chronique: the Greek architect-archaeologist J. Travlos is consulted for all restoration work on the island's ancient theatres; at Salamis two rows of seats added and substructures of the auditorium rebuilt that year.

    Karageorghis 1965

  4. 1971
    Jean Travlos, at the American School at Athens, visited Paphos at the invitation of the Cypriot government to study the Odeon's state and give observations on the restoration; first phase already done by the Department's restoration service.

    Nea PaphosKarageorghis 1972

  5. 1972
    Parodoi and part of the stage of the Paphos Odeon rebuilt with Travlos; the orchestra had earlier been restored on his advice; restoration supervised by M. J. Travlos. Six rows of seats, orchestra, part of the parodoi and stage-building restored; Nicolaou records several advisory visits.

    Nea PaphosKarageorghis 1973Nicolaou 1976

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Sources

  1. 1.V. Karageorghis (1965). “Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1964”. Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 89.
  2. 2.V. Karageorghis (1972). “Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1971”. Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 96.
  3. 3.V. Karageorghis (1973). “Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1972”. Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 97.
  4. 4.K. Nicolaou (1976). “Archaeology in Cyprus, 1969-76”. Archaeological Reports 22.
  5. 5.Benjamin Costello IV (2014). Architecture and Material Culture from the Earthquake House at Kourion, Cyprus. Oxford, Archaeopress.
  6. 6.S. Rogge (ed.), Ch. Ioannou (ed.), Th. Mavrojannis (ed.) (2019). Salamis of Cyprus: History and Archaeology from the Earliest Times to Late Antiquity. Münster, Waxmann.