The Lion of Knidos

ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!CarvedfromthesamemarbleasthatusedtobuildtheParthenon,thislarger-than-lifesculpturewasdiscoveredbychancebyayoungarchaeologistwalkingthecliffsonthecoastofwesternTurkeyneartheancientcityofKnidos.ThisconciseillustratedbookunfoldsthestoryofthatdiscoveryandofKnidosinthedaysofitsgreatness,andtellshowthepioneeringarchaeologistsof150yearsagoexcavatedandexploreditssite,discoveringmanytreasuresoftheancientworld,includingtheLionitself.ThestoryisbroughtuptodatewithabriefaccountoftheBritishMuseum'scurrentexcavationsatthesite.