Life and Death of Ancient Cities

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Limba: Engleza

Data publicării: 2020

Tip copertă: Hardcover

Nr Pag: 512

ISBN: 9780199664733

Dimensiuni: l: 15.3cm | H: 23.4cm

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The story of the rise and fall of ancient cities, from the end of Bronze Age to the early Middle Ages
A tale of war and politics, pestilence and famine, triumph and tragedy, by turns both fabulous and squalid
Begins with the Greek discovery of the ancient urban civilizations of Egypt and the Near East
Charts the long slow spread of urbanism to the Atlantic and North Sea in the centuries that followed
Asks how ancient cities were first created, how they survived so long, and how they eventually died
A fascinating window onto ancient urban worlds so different from our own, dominated by gods, farmers, slaves, and soldiers
A salutary reminder to the 21st century reader of the perils as well as the potential rewards of an urban existence