Summary of Mary Beard's Confronting the Classics

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The paintings and sculptures at the Knossos museum were largely recreations of the early twentieth century AD. It was easy for Waugh, visiting soon after the restoration, to spot how little of the art was actually Minoan. #2 Evans, the son of a well-known antiquarian, was appointed Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in 1884. He developed the collection into a research resource for European archaeology, and oversaw