Travels and Discoveries in the Levant: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology) - Softcover

Newton, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108017436 ISBN 13: 9781108017435

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

C. T. Newton (1816–1894) was a British archaeologist whose great interest was in Greek and Roman artefacts. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, before joining the British Museum as an assistant in the Antiquities Department. Newton left the Museum in 1852 to explore the coasts and islands of Asia Minor, returning in 1861 as Keeper of the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities. First published in 1865, these volumes contain an account of his travels and archaeological investigations around the Aegean and the coast of Turkey between 1852 and 1859. Using a series of letters written during his travels, Newton describes his archaeological discoveries together with valuable observations on contemporary Greek and Turkish culture. He also provides an account of his excavation of the tomb of Mausolus of Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Volume 2 describes his discovery and excavation of this legendary building.

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Book Description:

C. T. Newton (1816–1894) was celebrated for his excavation of the tomb of Mausolus of Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. This account from 1865 describes his archaeological investigations along the coast of Turkey between 1852 and 1859. Volume 2 covers the years 1855–1859.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108017436
• ISBN 13: 9781108017435
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336