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Kyriakos S. Pittakis (also Pittakys; Greek: Κυριακός Σ. Πιττάκης; 1798 – 4 November [O.S. 23 October] 1863) was a Greek archaeologist.
The story goes that Kyriakos Pittakis, a 23-year-old Greek soldier who later became the first Greek General Superintendent of Antiquities, offered to supply the enemy with lead for bullets to spare the Parthenon from destruction (Athanassopoulou, 2002).
Kyriakos S. Pittakis was a Greek archaeologist. He was the first Greek to serve as Ephor General of Antiquities, the head of the Greek Archaeological Service, in which capacity he carried out the conservation and restoration of several monuments on the Acropolis of Athens.
The Lion Gate is the name given to the main entrance to the citadel of Mycenae after of the sculpture that sits above it. The gate was excavated and restored by the Greek archaeologist Kyriakos Pittakis, the first to excavate Mycenae in 1841.
Kyriakos Pittakis, the first Greek Ephor of Antiquities, dedicated his life to the rescue, conservation and publication of Greek monuments. He was born in Athens in 1798.
The original structure was excavated and rehabilitated by Greek archaeologist Kyriakos Pittakis, the first to excavate Mycenae in 1841. The gate represents a combination of Cyclopean construction and ashlar masonry.
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First period (1837-1860): In this period it is a state publication authored and published by Kyriakos Pittakis, General Ephor of Antiquities. It contains reports and studies regarding excavations and finds of the General Ephorate.
