Artifact and Artifice: Classical Archaeology and the Ancient Historian

by Jonathan M. Hall (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2014

  $51.36

  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.