Definition: American historian and educator Edith Hamilton was not an archaeologist--but her popular writings on Greek culture and mythology have affected generations of archaeologists. She studied at Bryn Mawr, and the European universities of Leipzig and Munich; and then was chosen Head Mistress at Bryn Mawr, where she taught Latin until her retirement in 1922. She published her first book, The Greek Way, at the age of 63 and kept writing and learning up until the day she died, at 95, one week after finishing her last book on Plato.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
