Dion is one
of Greece’s most atmospheric archaeological sites. Established to worship Zeus,
its monuments are scattered amongst greenery, trees and ponds.
Around 500m
from the park, Dion’s Archaeological Museum is one of the most important in
Greece, given the significance of the town. It contains the statues of the
Sanctuary of Zeus Hypsistos (those in the park are replicas) as well as statues
of Isis, Dionysos and Aphrodite.
In this video, created by Konstantinos Arvanitakis,
the stunning nature of Mount Olympus almost outshines the glorious history and
mythology that made it famous.
The mountain boasts fifty-five peaks that reach nearly 3,000m and a complex ecosystem of spectacular variation.
The rich natural
beauty of the mountain, often filmed from the perspective of the creatures that
inhabit it, makes it easy for us to imagine why the ancient Greeks thought of
Olympus as the residence of the gods.
The abundant green and the mineral blue that eventually overtook the city of Dion, presented an additional challenge to the archaeologists who centuries later attempted to bring the city back to light. The vintage footage from the excavations, juxtaposed with shots of the natural environment becomes a meditation on the intersection between the ephemeral and the eternal, the human and the divine.
Παρουσίαση του ανασκαφικού έργου στο Δίο από τον καθηγητή Δημήτριο Παντερμαλή
Σκηνοθεσία:Περικλής Παναγιωτίδης
Presentation of the excavations at Dion by the Director of the University excavation program,Emeritus Professor Dimitrios Pantermalis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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Ο καθηγητής Δημήτρης Παντερμαλής στο Δίον. Μια ταινία του Κωνσταντίνου Αρβανιτάκη
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