Paths to the ancient past : applications of the historical method to ancient history / by Tom B. Jones.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-320) and index.

I. Archaeology : The Rediscovery of Assyria - The Americans at Nippur - The Excavation of Troy -- II. Decipherment : The Decipherment of the Cuneiform - The Decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphics - The Decipherment of Minoan Linear B - A Few Basic Facts about Ancient Writing -- III. Literary Sources : The Tale of Gyges ; Herodotus , Nicolaus of Damascus, Justin , Plato , Photius , Plutarch - The Historical Gyges ; Rassam Cylinder - The Later History of Lydia ; Herodotus , Plutarch , Justin , Livy , The Birth of Sargon , Josephus , Herodotus , Nicolaus of Damascus , Bacchylides , Herodotus -- IV. Criticism, External and Internal : Herodotus , Herodotus , Plutarch , Herodotus , Cornelius Nepos - Internal Criticism -- V. The Labyrinth of Chronos : Alexander the Great ; Plutarch , Arrian , Alexander and the winter of 330-329 B.C. - The Date of the Death of Carus : A chronological problem : the date of the death of Carus -- VI. A Word about Documents : Administrative Documents - Private Documents ; By the rivers of Babylon sat we down - Treaties - The Legislative Process - The Cursus Honorum and an Epitaph - VII. Numismatics : A Numismatic Biography of Augustus.