Artifact and Artifice - Classical Archaeology and the Ancient Historian

Is it possible to trace the footprints of the historical Sokrates in Athens? Is the tomb beneath the high altar of St Peter's Basilica home to the apostle Peter? This book examines the relationship between ancient history and archaeology and reveals the possibilities and limitations of using archaeological evidence in writing about the past.

About the author

Jonathan M. Hall is the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities and professor in the Departments of History and Classics and the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author of three books, most recently "A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE." He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Summary

Is it possible to trace the footprints of the historical Sokrates in Athens? Is the tomb beneath the high altar of St Peter's Basilica home to the apostle Peter? This book examines the relationship between ancient history and archaeology and reveals the possibilities and limitations of using archaeological evidence in writing about the past.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan M Hall, Jonathan M. Hall, Hall Jonathan M.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.01.2014
• EAN: 9780226096988
• ISBN: 978-0-226-09698-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient World, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation