A Very English Genius (2002)
• July 22nd, 2002 • 1h 0min
Documentary
Overview
The work and unexplained death of Michael Ventris, the English architect, classicist, and philologist who deciphered the ancient Mycenaean Greek script Linear B, are portrayed.
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