Antikythera-Aegila: Ancient naval base and pirates' lair

Join archaeologist Aris Georgios Tsaravopoulos discuss the excavations his team performs on the fortified island of Antikytheria, Greece.

He'll talk about island's role as a Persian naval base, pirates' lair and the 'Antikytera shipwreck' in the vortex of the Roman-Cretan war.

Aris was a chemcial engineer and TV producer until he retired and turned to archaeology. For more than 20 years he's worked on the island of Kythera and since 2000 has conducted a systematoc excavation on the island of Antikythera at the site called 'Kastro'.

Supported by the ANU, Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute of Athens and the Kytherian Brotherhood of Canberra and District.

Aris' site: http://en.antikytheraexcavation.gr/