The Archeologists of Athens (2023)

I agree that overtourism is a huge issue (greetings from Tokyo), but the real downfall with Athens is the dirt and the graffiti. It’s a city that has lost the will to take care of itself. I almost would prefer if it were a manicured, clean and, by-all-means, overpriced tourist dump if it would mean I can enjoy the historical sites properly. Granted it’s been 5 years…

> Historians of the future will probably split Athenian history into classical, Roman, and touristic eras.

Well, yes, but that's because Athens was abandoned in the post-classical period and had to be refounded. This was a huge blow to the archaeology of the future, but it had good nationalist symbolism.