Title:
Cities that shaped the ancient world / edited by John Julius Norwich.
ISBN:
9780500252048
Publication Information:
New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2014.
©2014
Physical Description:
240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
General Note:
"151 illustrations, 147 in color"--T.p.
Contents:
Introduction : the birth of urban life -- The Near East. Uruk -- Ur -- Hattusa -- Troy -- Babylon -- Nineveh -- Persepolis -- Pergamum -- Jerusalem -- Petra -- Ephesus -- Palmyra -- Africa. Memphis -- Thebes -- Amarna -- Carthage -- Alexandria -- Meroë -- Leptis Magna -- Aksum -- Europe. Knossos -- Mycenae -- Athens -- Akragas -- Paestum -- Rome -- Pompeii -- Nîmes and The Pont du Gard -- Trier -- Asia. Mohenjo-Daro -- Inzi -- Xianyang -- Pataliputra -- Anuradhapura -- The Americas. Caral -- La Venta -- Monte Albán -- Teotihuacan -- Tikal -- Palenque.
Summary:
Today we take living in cities, with all their attractions and annoyances, for granted. But when did humans first come together to live in large groups, creating an urban landscape? What were these places like to inhabit? More than simply a history of ancient cities, this volume also reveals the art and architecture created by our ancestors, and provides a fascinating exploration of the origins of urbanism, politics, culture, and human interaction. Arranged geographically into five sections, it takes a global view.
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OCLC Number:
ocn892578938
Availability:
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