num_pages: 464
description: 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 AsiaExamining both pre-Classical and Classical periods this is an excellent introductory textbook for students of classical studies and archaeology alike.
language: English
title: Ancient Cities: The Archaeology of Urban Life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome
publisher: Routledge