History of Discoveries At Halicarnassus, Cnidus and Branchidae - Volume Set: Volume 2 a History of Discoveries At Halicarnassus,

Klappentext Descriptions! first published in 1862! of the important Victorian archaeological excavations of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and other sites. Zusammenfassung Charles Thomas Newton (1816–1894) was a British archaeologist specialising in Greek and Roman artefacts. This study, first published in 1862, describes Newton's excavations of sites including the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, a wonder of the ancient world, and provides valuable insights into Victorian archaeological methods. Part 1 focuses on the Mausoleum. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Early history of Caria; 2. Hekatomnus, Prince of Caris, his ancestors; 3. Notices of the Mausoleum in Byzantine authors down to the 12th century; 4. Arrival of the Gorgon at Budrum, November, 1856; 5. Excavations on eastern side; 6. Scanty evidence for a restoration of the Mausoleum afforded by the architectural marbles found in situ; 7. Three principal points on which the restoration depends, assumed at the outset; 8. Description of the sculptures of the Mausoleum; 9. Description of Halicarnassus by Vitruvius; 10. Former discovery in this field of a torso; 11. Excavations on the site of the Temple of Mars; 12. Eastern cemetery.

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• Authors: Charles Thomas Newton, Charles Thomas Pullan Newton, Newton Charles Thomas, Richard Popplewell Pullan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.02.2011
• EAN: 9781108027267
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02726-7
• No. of pages: 370
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology; A History of Discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus and Branchidae 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Ancient Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Turkey, Ancient World, Archaeology by period / region, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Türkiye / Turkey