Nemea

Emily Mackil Appointed Chair of the Nemea Center Advisory Committee

May 20, 2026

The Nemea Center is pleased to announce that Emily Mackil has agreed to serve as the new Chair of the Advisory Committee. The Committee has been integral to the Center since its founding, led first for many years by Robert Knapp and most recently by our outgoing Chair, Professor Mark Griffith, whose dedication and institutional stewardship have been invaluable. Emily has generously stepped into this role with the full endorsement of Director Kim Shelton, and we are grateful for her willingness to lead. Dr. Griffith will remain on the Committee as a regular member, continuing to contribute...

Erotic Curse Tablets from the Heroön of Opheltes at Nemea

Jorge J. Bravo III
2016

Four inscribed lead curse tablets excavated from the Heroön of Opheltes at Nemea are edited and presented here with commentary. The texts of the tablets are erotic in nature, but closer analysis reveals a fundamental ambiguity in the rhetorical force of the anatomical lists and the operative verb apostrephō (ἀποστρέφω) in the curses. The choice of a hero shrine as the place of their deposition is unusual; a deciding factor for this location may have been the presence of the grave of Opheltes, who was believed to have died very young (aōros; ἄωρος) and through violence (biaiothanatos...

The Nemea Valley Archaeological Project II: Landscape Archaeology and the Medieval Countryside

Effie F. Athanassopoulos
2016

This volume presents the results of the medieval component of the Nemea Valley Archaeological Project (NVAP) survey conducted from 1985-1990. The archaeological evidence points to a proliferation of sites dating to the 12th-13th century A.D. There are two large sites and a substantial number of small sites on the lower slopes of the hills surrounding the Nemea Valley and in smaller valleys in the southern part of the survey area. Archaeological evidence of settlements from the late 13th-15th century is scarce, providing a contrast to the patterns documented for the 12th-late 13th...