Spawforth, Tony

Tony Spawforth was Assistant Director of the British School of Archeology at Athens, Greece, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton before holding his current position as professor of ancient history at Newcastle University. He is the co-author of "Hellenistic and Roman Sparta: A Tale of Two Cities" and author of "Versailles: A Biography of a Palace", "Oxford Archeological Guides: Greece" and "The Complete Greek Temples". In addition, he has a rich broadcast history with the BBC, the "Evening Standard", "The Daily Telegraph", and "The Observer". He is a member of the Soc...