Lost Cities and Vanished CivilizationsThe author has chosen the ancient cities of Pompeii, Troy, Angkor, Knossos, Babylon and Chichén Itzá, tells what they were like in ancient times, and recounts the stories of the discoverers and scientists of modern times who unearthed them. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION vii | 79 |
HOMERS TROY | 31 |
KNOSSOS OF CRETE 63 | 62 |
Copyright | |
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