Gates, Charles, 1950-

Ancient cities : the archaeology of urban life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome / Charles Gates.

1st ed.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

xx, 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

"Ancient Cities surveys the cities of the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Greek and Roman worlds from an archaeological perspective, in their cultural and historical contexts. 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. Its focus is on the physical appearance of cities - their urban form - and the architecture and geography that created it. Attention is also paid to non-urban features such as religious sanctuaries and burial grounds, places and institutions that were a familiar part of the city dweller's experience. Objects or artifacts, which represented the essential furnishings for everyday life, are also discussed and include pottery, sculpture, wall paintings, mosaics, and coins. Ancient Cities is unusual in presenting this wide range of Old World cultures in such comprehensive detail, giving equal weight to the Preclassical and Classical periods and in shoeing the links between these ancient cultures." "Ancient Cities will be essential reading for university students in archaeology, ancient history, and classical studies and will also appeal to students of ancient civilizations at high-school level."--Jacket.

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Cities and towns, Ancient.
Urban archaeology Middle East.
Urban archaeology Egypt.
Urban archaeology Mediterranean Region.
Archaeology.
History.
Cities history
Culture history
Villes antiques.
Archéologie urbaine Moyen-Orient.
Archéologie urbaine Égypte.
Archéologie urbaine Méditerranée, Région de la.
Archéologie.
Histoire.
archaeology.
history (discipline)
Antiquities
Urban archaeology
Antike
Archäologie
Stadt
Städtebau
Steden.
Archeologische aspecten.
Oudheid.
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Cities and towns, Ancient Middle East.
Cities and towns, Ancient Egypt.
Cities and towns, Ancient Greece.
Cities and towns Rome.
Urban archaeology Greece.
Urban archaeology Rome.
Middle East Antiquities.
Egypt Antiquities.
Mediterranean Region Antiquities.
Mediterranean Region
Moyen-Orient Antiquités.
Égypte Antiquités.
Méditerranée, Région de la Antiquités.
Egypt
Middle East
Alter Orient
Griechenland
Römisches Reich
Griechenland <Altertum>

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 232861
Cote: HT114 .G38 2003
Statut: Disponible