The languages of the Ancient World and their mysterious scripts, which have been coded for centuries and remain unsolved, have posed one of the most complex problems of archaeology.

In this captivating narrative, which is simple in its charm, John Chadwick presents how Michael Ventris managed to decipher the famous Linear B, poignantly proving, despite the claims of academics who insisted that this script was not Greek, that it is indeed a thoroughly Greek script.

[Excerpt from the foreword]