John Julius Norwich presents a sweeping tour of forty great cities that shaped the ancient world and its civilizations - and which in turn have shaped our own The cities of the ancient world built the foundations for modern urban life, their innovations in architecture and politics essential to cities as we know them today. But what was it like to live in Babylon, Carthage or Teotihuacan? From the first cities in Mesopotamia to the spectacular urban monuments of the Maya in Central America, the cities explored here represent almost three millennia of human history. Not only do the Cities that Shaped the Ancient World - John Julius Norwich od authora John Julius Norwich a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
John Julius Norwich |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
256 |
Rok vydání |
2022 |
Nakladatelství |
Thames & Hudson |