Capability film · Archaeopolis working collection
Selected work · Immersive worlds
Real projects.
Visible proof.
Commissioned Ancient Greek experiences, live events and historical productions—created for audiences to enter, handle, taste and remember.
A production portfolio
Ancient Greece,
made tangible.
Archaeopolis is a creative and production studio—not an archaeological institute. We turn researched material culture into experiences, environments, food, performance and screen-ready worlds.
Selected films
The work,
in motion.
Original project films, official campaign material and contemporary event coverage provide direct visual evidence of the worlds, performances and environments presented in this portfolio.
Nota Bene · French creator coverage · Sponsored by Ubisoft
Sparte VS Athènes — L’Odyssey du Péloponnèse
French history creator Nota Bene follows a journey through Greece, Athens and Sparta, connecting ancient sites with the historical world recreated in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.Explore the Ubisoft project ↗Municipality of Rhodes & Region of South Aegean · Rhodes, Greece · 3–4 July 2018
A Day in Ancient Greece — Rhodes
The public festival film records the realised programme in Rhodes: historical gastronomy, reconstructed music, dance and mythological performance, traditional archery, material culture, sculpture and public participation.Explore the project ↗
Byzantine Hoplomachia at Via Egnatia Festival — Alexandroupolis, 2016Watch on YouTube ↗Regional Unit of Evros · Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · Alexandroupolis, Greece · 3 September 2016
Byzantine Hoplomachia at Via Egnatia Festival
The complete 9-minute 45-second public film documents the Byzantine hoplomachia presentation delivered at the Via Egnatia Festival in Alexandroupolis on 3 September 2016: reconstructed armour and weapons, live sword-and-shield interpretation, martial demonstration and the spoken presentation to the festival audience.Explore the project ↗Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) · St. George Lycabettus, Athens · 12 April 2022
Greece, the Land of Wellbeing
A separate animated film developed by Georgios Katsos with Nikos Zappas for the same GNTO symposium, presenting the food culture of the ancient Greek world within the event’s wider themes of hospitality, wellbeing and cultural tourism.Explore the project ↗Ubisoft · Gaming · International programme across Greece · 2018
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
The official live-action film moves through a densely staged ancient world: market life, textiles and vessels, domestic scenes, mounted travel and choreographed combat. It is shown as the finished production to which Archaeopolis reports contributing; the film credits available publicly do not itemise that contribution.Explore the project ↗Placebo Events / DETH-Helexpo · Thematic park · Thessaloniki · 2019–2020
Gods of Olympus
Contemporary television coverage shows the official press presentation, speakers and views inside the park, including its immersive environments and mythological displays. It documents the project as opened, but does not isolate every Archaeopolis deliverable.Explore the project ↗Private commission at Dionysos Zonar’s · Private dining · Athens · April 2019
Private Ancient Greek Birthday Dinner at Dionysos Zonar’s
The primary project film records the Acropolis at night, the reconstructed tableware, documented dishes and drinks, guests dining, live musicians and the mythological performance created for the private birthday commission.Explore the project ↗
Everyday Life in Ancient Greece — official series trailerWatch on YouTube ↗COSMOTE TV · Documentary · Greece · 2020
Everyday Life in Ancient Greece
The official trailer assembles artefacts, reconstructed scenes, music and expert commentary from the series. Embedding is disabled by the rights holder, so the film opens directly on YouTube.Explore the project ↗International historical festival · Living history · Moscow · 2015
Times and Epochs — Rome 2015
The official aerial film shows massed historical interpreters, camps, Roman formations, staged battle, arena performance and the public scale of the festival. It is evidence of the event, not an individual Archaeopolis credit.Explore the project ↗
01Video thumbnail · Nikos Zappas / YouTubeByzantine history · Documentary production · Release date under verification
Founder-confirmed consulting credit; public video descriptions are being updated by the director“Αναφορά στο Βυζάντιο” — Material Culture & Historical Reconstruction Consulting
Historical documentary series by Nikos ZappasGeorgios Katsos, Founder and Creative Director of Archaeopolis, contributed to the historical documentary series “Αναφορά στο Βυζάντιο” as Material Culture & Historical Reconstruction Consultant, supporting the historically grounded representation of objects, clothing, equipment and reconstructed scenes.
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02Archaeopolis photographic archive · Rhodes, 2018Rhodes, Greece · 3–4 July 2018
Realised two-day immersive public festivalA Day in Ancient Greece — Rhodes
Municipality of Rhodes & Region of South AegeanA complete two-day experiential festival commissioned in Rhodes: theatre, reconstructed music, mythological dance, historical gastronomy, ancient dress and beauty, Hippocratic-inspired massage, sculpture, children’s workshops and traditional archery composed as one living cultural world.
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03Official Delphi Economic Forum logo · source: Delphi Economic Forum via Wikimedia CommonsDelphi, Greece · Commissioned February 2020 · Delivery cancelled
Confirmed paid commission · Not deliveredHistorical Gastronomy for Delphi Economic Forum V
Delphi Economic ForumA directly commissioned and paid historical-gastronomy programme designed for 100 guests at Delphi Economic Forum V. The physical event was postponed during the first COVID-19 disruption and the Archaeopolis programme was not delivered.
Explore the project ↗04Archaeopolis Byzantine swordsmanship archive · editorial background reconstructionAlexandroupolis, Greece · 3 September 2016
Documented projectByzantine Hoplomachia at Via Egnatia Festival
Regional Unit of Evros · Region of Eastern Macedonia and ThraceA delivered institutional festival programme in Alexandroupolis presenting Byzantine hoplomachia, reconstructed equipment and late Byzantine sword techniques within the cultural landscape of the Via Egnatia.
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05Greek Tourism Posters audiovisual work · Georgios Katsos with director and animator Nikos ZappasSt. George Lycabettus, Athens · 12 April 2022
Documented projectGreece, the Land of Wellbeing
Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO)A realised GNTO cultural-tourism commission combining an experiential exhibition curated by Archaeopolis with two audiovisual works: a seven-part journey through Greek tourism posters and a separate animated film on gastronomy in the ancient Greek world.
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06Archaeopolis concept archive · client, venue and event photography withheldPrivate commission · Music, art & historical gastronomy
Confidential commissionSeikilos Symposium
Confidential private clientA confidential private symposium created for clients from the world of music, conceived around the Seikilos inscription and ancient Ionia through historical gastronomy, reconstructed material culture, live music, dance and interpretation.
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07Archaeopolis photographic archive · Olkas shipShip reconstruction · Greece
Documented projectOlkas: A Ship Built for Living History
Archaeopolis production assetA full-scale reconstructed vessel informed by the Kyrenia ship, developed as a mobile environment for historical interpretation, coastal events, exhibition installations, performance and film.
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08Archaeopolis photographic archive · Athens Hoplites ProjectHistorical martial arts · Athens · 2017–2018 archive
Documented projectAthens Hoplites Project
Archaeopolis initiativeAn Archaeopolis initiative dedicated to the practical study of Ancient Greek swordsmanship through research, structured lessons, reconstructed equipment and controlled training.
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09Archaeopolis equipment · creator event coverageGaming · International programme across Greece · 2018
Documented projectAssassin’s Creed Odyssey
UbisoftA five-day international creator and filming programme across Greece, developed around historically informed activities, reconstructed material culture, gastronomy and live performance for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
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010Archaeopolis photographic archive · installation viewThematic park · Thessaloniki · 2019–2020
Realised thematic park productionGods of Olympus
Placebo Events / DETH-HelexpoA 2,100 m² mythological park at Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, combining scenography, interpretation and live production.
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011Archaeopolis photographic archive · Dionysos Zonar’s, 2019Private dining · Athens · April 2019
Realised bespoke private commissionPrivate Ancient Greek Birthday Dinner at Dionysos Zonar’s
Private commission at Dionysos Zonar’sA bespoke birthday dinner overlooking the Acropolis, designed as a complete encounter with Ancient Greek table culture: a documented multi-course menu, reconstructed ceramics, historical drinks, live music and mythological performance.
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012Archaeopolis photographic archive · filming sessionTelevision production · Archaeopolis atelier · filmed 7 February 2019
Documented projectAncient Greek Dress for COSMOTE HISTORY
COSMOTE TVA filmed production session devoted to ancient Greek dress: live draping on a model, reconstructed garments presented on display figures, and an atelier environment prepared for the camera.
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013Archaeopolis photographic archive · production viewDocumentary · Greece · 2020
Realised documentary production contributionEveryday Life in Ancient Greece
COSMOTE TVA documentary episode on pleasure and the ancient symposium, produced for COSMOTE HISTORY HD.
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014Archaeopolis photographic archive · 13 June 2019Television · Athens · filmed 13 June 2019
Realised international television contributionÉchappées Belles — Ancient Greek Gastronomy
French television featureA French television feature presenting ancient Greek food as a lived cultural practice rather than a museum display.
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015Times and Epochs official filmLiving history · Moscow · 2015
Realised international festival participationTimes and Epochs — Rome 2015
International historical festivalParticipation in the large-scale international living-history programme at Kolomenskoye, Moscow.
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016Official institutional emblem · AAIA websiteInstitutional experience · Athens · 13 February 2019
Realised institutional eventAncient Greek Music at the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens
Australian Archaeological Institute at AthensA live institutional programme introducing Ancient Greek music through reconstructed instruments, performance and direct audience encounter.
Explore the project ↗017Official institutional emblem · AAIA websiteInstitutional dining experience · Athens · 20 March 2019
Realised private institutional eventHistorical Gastronomy Evening at the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens
Australian Archaeological Institute at AthensA private historically informed dining and interpretation programme for 45 guests connected with foreign archaeological schools in Athens.
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Further work,
from the archive.
A wider record of realised commissions, collaborations and cultural programmes preserved within the Archaeopolis working archive.
Archive entry
Bryggens Museum programme · Bergen, Norway · 2017
Legends in Gold — Live Museum Presentation
Live historical presentation with reconstructed armour inside the museum programme for Legends in Gold: Thracian Treasures from Bulgaria.
An 11-image Archaeopolis archive documents the realised museum presentation. The official NIKU programme verifies the exhibition, venue and 2017 programme, but does not list Archaeopolis individually.Official source ↗Archive entry
International conference cultural programme · Athens War Museum · 8–11 May 2019
World Conference on Forests for Public Health
A staged movement and performance sequence presented within the international conference environment.
The Archaeopolis archive contains a complete photographic sequence on the conference stage. IUFRO independently verifies the event, dates and venue; the public programme does not itemise the performance credit.Official source ↗Archive entry
International documentary production · Greece · 2021
Socrates: Dramatised Historical Sequences
Costume, props and set support for six days of filming.
Client name and public production credit require confirmation.Archive entry
Municipality of Galatsi · Galatsi · January 2018
Archers & Cultures
Public educational programme combining reconstructed armour, historical fencing, Ancient Greek food, storytelling, arrow-making and traditional archery.
Verified in the Municipality of Galatsi’s official 2014–2019 programme evaluation.Official source ↗Archive entry
Zarouchla programme · Achaia · 13–14 May 2017
Historical Festival & Games
Archery, historical fencing, trekking, falconry and public activities.
Archive-confirmed; organiser credit requires confirmation.Selected concepts
Ideas developed
before commission.
Explore cultural-tourism and public-experience proposals from the Archaeopolis archive. Each record is clearly separated from realised work and published through controlled disclosure.
Explore the concept archive →Our publication standard
A portfolio built on documented work.
Full case studies receive a common editorial structure: project facts, Archaeopolis scope, visual or audiovisual records, an evidence register and related capabilities. Shorter records remain clearly marked inside the project ledger until enough verified material exists to develop them without speculation.