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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.
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.
Mar 23, 2022 · Kyriakos Pittakis. After Greek independence, he became Greece's first General Keeper of Antiquities. From 1837 to 1840, Pittakis supervised the reassembly of the Erechtheion. He campaigned to collect epigraphical material in Athens, gathering inscriptions in the church of Megali Panagia, the Theseum, the Stoa of Hadrian and the Tower of the Winds.
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).
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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.
