The Topography of Athens: With Some Remarks on Its Antiquities

by Leake William Martin and William Martin Leake

Book Overview

William Martin Leake (1777-1860) was a British military officer and classical scholar specialising in reconstructing the topography of ancient cities. He was a founding member of the Royal Geographical Society and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815. After his retirement in 1815 he devoted the rest of his life to topographical and classical studies. First published in 1821, this pioneering volume contains Leake's reconstruction of ancient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108017622
• ISBN13: 9781108017626
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"