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 2 focuses on Cnidus. Inhaltsverzeichnis 13. Excavations at Cnidus; 14. Walls surrounding the city; 15. Platform below the Acropolis; 16. Site of Temple of Muses; 17. Excavation at entrance to lower theatre; 18. Corinthian temple, supposed by Leake to be that of Venus; 19. Ancient road leading through Necropolis to the east of Cnidus; 20. Discovery of the Lion Tomb; 21. General appearance of the ruins; 22. Tomb on the Peninsula; 23. Visit to Branchidae in the 'Supply'; 24. Route from Eski Hissar to Lagina; 25. Route from Budrum to Myndus (Gumischlu); 26. Guverjilik; 27. Town of Cos; Appendices; Indices.

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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: 9781108027274
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02727-4
• No. of pages: 534
• 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; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Ancient Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Turkey, Ancient World, Archaeology by period / region, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Türkiye / Turkey