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Author : Theodore Alois Buckley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Cities and towns, Ancient
ISBN : OXFORD:600023028
Author : Lyon Sprague De Camp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Cities and towns, Ancient
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035251052
A portrayal of fourteen ancient cities at their height.
Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500772393
An illuminating and evocatively illustrated tour of forty of the greatest cities that shaped the ancient world and its civilizations, from China and Mesoamerica to Europe and Ethiopia 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, Cities That Shaped the Ancient World takes a global view, beginning in the Near East with the earliest cities such as Ur and Babylon, Troy and Jerusalem. In Africa, the great cities of Ancient Egypt arose, such as Thebes and Amarna. Glorious European metropolises, including Athens and Rome, ringed the Mediterranean, but also stretched to Trier on the turbulent frontier of the Roman Empire. Asia had bustling commercial centers such as Mohenjodaro and Xianyang, while in the Americas the Mesoamerican and Peruvian cultures stamped their presence on the landscape, creating massive structures and extensive urban settlements in the deep jungles and high mountain ranges, including Caral and Teotihuacan. A team of expert historians and archaeologists with firsthand knowledge and deep appreciation of each site gives voices to these silent ruins, bringing them to life as the bustling state-of-the-art metropolises they once were.
Author : Greg Woolf
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190618568
The dramatic story of the rise and collapse of Europe's first great urban experiment The growth of cities around the world in the last two centuries is the greatest episode in our urban history, but it is not the first. Three thousand years ago most of the Mediterranean basin was a world of villages; a world without money or writing, without temples for the gods or palaces for the mighty. Over the centuries that followed, however, cities appeared in many places around the Inland Sea, built by Greeks and Romans, and also by Etruscans and Phoenicians, Tartessians and Lycians, and many others. Most were tiny by modern standards, but they were the building blocks of all the states and empires of antiquity. The greatest--Athens and Corinth, Syracuse and Marseilles, Alexandria and Ephesus, Persepolis and Carthage, Rome and Byzantium--became the powerhouses of successive ancient societies, not just political centers but also the places where ancient art and literatures were created and accumulated. And then, half way through the first millennium, most withered away, leaving behind ruins that have fascinated so many who came after. Based on the most recent historical and archaeological evidence, The Life and Death of Ancient Cities provides a sweeping narrative of one of the world's first great urban experiments, from Bronze Age origins to the demise of cities in late antiquity. Greg Woolf chronicles the history of the ancient Mediterranean city, against the background of wider patterns of human evolution, and of the unforgiving environment in which they were built. Richly illustrated, the book vividly brings to life the abandoned remains of our ancient urban ancestors and serves as a stark reminder of the fragility of even the mightiest of cities.
Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500773581
A work of history, but also about art and architecture, trade and commerce, travel and exploration, economics and politics, this is above all a book about people and how, over the millennia, they have managed to live closely together. From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of humankind Babylon and Nineveh, Athens and Rome, Istanbul and Venice, Timbuktu and Samarkand, their very names are redolent both of history and romance. The Great Cities in History tells their story from early Uruk and Thebes to Jerusalem and Alexandria. Then the fabulous cities of the first millennium: Damascus and Baghdad in the days of the Caliphates, Teotihuacan and Maya Tikal in Central America, and Changan, capital of Tang Dynasty China. The medieval world saw the rise of powerful cities: Palermo and Paris in Europe, Benin in Africa and Angkor of the Khmer. In the early modern world, we journey to Islamic Isfahan and Agra, and Prague and Amsterdam in their heyday, before arriving at the phenomenon of the contemporary mega-city: London and New York, Tokyo and Barcelona, Los Angeles and São Paulo. A galaxy of more than fifty distinguished authors, including Jan Morris, Colin Thubron, Simon Schama, Orlando Figes, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Misha Glenny, Adam Zamoyski and A. N. Wilson, evoke the character of each place and explain the reasons for its success, seeing what each city would have been like during its golden age.
Author : Theodore Alois William BUCKLEY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026329264
Author : Helen Ainslie Smith
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020490667
This beautifully illustrated book offers a fascinating look at the great cities of the ancient world, from Babylon to Rome. Helen Ainslie Smith provides a detailed and engaging account of each city's history, culture, art, and architecture, as well as its influence on the development of civilization. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Charles Gates
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134676620
Well illustrated with nearly 300 line drawings, maps and photographs, Ancient Cities surveys the cities of the ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Greek and Roman worlds from an archaeological perspective, and in their cultural and historical contexts. Covering a huge area geographically and chronologically, it brings to life the physical world of ancient city dwellers by concentrating on evidence recovered by archaeological excavations from the Mediterranean basin and south-west Asia Examining both pre-Classical and Classical periods, this is an excellent introductory textbook for students of classical studies and archaeology alike.
Author : Sylvian Fachard,Edward M. Harris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108495547
The book studies examples of destruction of Ancient Greek cities and provides examples of human resilience and economic recovery following catastrophe.
Author : Arjan Zuiderhoek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521198356
This book provides a survey of modern debates on Greek and Roman cities, and a sketch of the cities' chief characteristics.
Author : Helen Ainslie Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : NYPL:33433082424635
Author : John Rich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134891283
This volume of papers by influential historians and archaeologists explores the city-country relationship in the ancient Greco-Roman world and its impact on social, political, economic and cultural conditions in classical antiquity.
Author : Theodore Alois Buckley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:917216237
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780785837947
World's Greatest Cities is an illuminating visual guide to 30 incredible cities around the globe—with annotated 3-D reconstructions and cutaway models that allow you to journey right to the soul of each of them. For thousands of years, cities built by humans have reflected their beliefs, their power, their needs, and their desires. Palaces and prisons, churches and mosques, skyscrapers and suspension bridges are the tracks that history, sometimes glorious, often violent, imprints on these cities. But these cities are also the men and women who inhabit them and who stamp a unique character onto each of them. The spirit of each city is also etched in the daily coming and going of the streets, the hustle and bustle of the markets, and in the unhurried discussions of the cafés. Explore the cities of the world today that leave a lasting impression on those who visit them. These cities offer rich architectural heritage and spectacular natural environments. But above all, they have a vitality that makes them unique. They are cities that know how to grow, transform, and reinvent themselves without losing their essence. Feel the heartbeat of the most vibrant and exciting cities around the globe. Skyscrapers, alongside ancient marvels, are beautifully illustrated and perfectly complement the engaging text that describes the creation and history of these celebrated destinations. Cities dissected are Paris, San Francisco, New York; City, Toronto, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro , London, Barcelona, Rome, Venice, Vienna, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Prague, Athens, Moscow, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Dubai, Sydney, Auckland, Cairo, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and all of their landmark sites.
Author : Paul G. Bahn
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780711259140
From deserts to hidden corners of busy cities, quiet mountain tops to caves submerged deep underground, Great Sites of the Ancient World is a tour of our human past.
