The Life and Death of Ancient Cities
A Natural History
Published on 1. August 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-19-762183-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book tells the story of the rise and collapse of Europe's first great urban experiment. Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological evidence, Greg Woolf provides a rich history of the ancient Mediterranean city, and attempts to solve the puzzles about its rapid emergence and equally rapid decline, making comparisons along the way with contemporary urban experience.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
744 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-762183-7 (9780197621837)
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Person
Greg Woolf is Ronald J. Mellor Professor of Ancient History at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of Rome: An Empire's Story and Et Tu Bruté The Murder of Caesar and Political Assassination.