In a book of this sort, the first consideration is the choice of cities which will be included

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. In a book of this sort, the first consideration is the choice of cities which will be included. It is clear that the preponderance of cities is from the Middle East and Europe.

This book provides a very basic overview of a few cities that shaped the ancient world. However, their selection is quite biased.

Almost all of the two page essays are written by academics with archaeological experience of the sites. Only two of the 30 contributors fall into the as seen on television category. This book provides a very basic overview of a few cities that shaped the ancient world. In Asia, the only ones who apparently matter are in China and India.

Great cities marked the earliest development of civilization. From the world's first true cities, in Mesopotamia, to the spectacular urban centres of the Maya in Central America, the places described here represent almost three millennia of human history, society and culture. Arranged geographically into five sections, each with an introduction by John Julius Norwich, 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

The cities of the ancient world built the foundations for urban life today.

The cities of the ancient world built the foundations for urban life today. Cities That Shaped the Ancient World takes a global tour, beginning in the Near East with the earliest cities such as Ur and Babylon.

Arranged geographically into five sections, Cities That Shaped the Ancient World takes a global view, beginning in. .Tietoja kirjoittajasta. John Julius Norwich has written widely on architecture and music, and has presented some thirty BBC television historical documentaries.

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.

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Praise for John Julius Norwich As a historian, Lord Norwich knows what matters. SUMMARY: 'This thrilling book is the first occasion on which early Byzantine history has been rendered both readable and credible' - Independent

Praise for John Julius Norwich As a historian, Lord Norwich knows what matters. SUMMARY: 'This thrilling book is the first occasion on which early Byzantine history has been rendered both readable and credible' - Independent. He writes like the most cultivated modern diplomat attached by a freak of time to the Byzantine court, with intimate knowledge, tactful judgement and a consciousness of the surviving monuments' - Independent.

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 EthiopiaToday we take living in cities, with all their attractions and annoyances, for granted.