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Cities of the Classical World: An Atlas and Gazetteer of 120 Centres of Ancient Civilization

Autor Colin McEvedy
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 feb 2019
'This book will delight any historian. It's a superb gazetteer of 120 centres of ancient civilization' (Daily Telegraph)

From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide allows us to see the great centres of classical civilization afresh.

The key feature ofCities of the Classical Worldis 120 specially drawn maps tracing each city's thoroughfares and defences, monuments and places of worship. Every map is to the same scale, allowing readers for the first time to appreciate visually the relative sizes of Babylon and Paris, London and Constantinople. There is also a clear, incisive commentary on each city's development, strategic importance, rulers and ordinary inhabitants.

This compelling and elegant atlas opens a new window on to the ancient world, and will transform the way we see it.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781846144288
ISBN-10: 1846144280
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Colin McEvedy (1930-2005) was a psychiatrist, historian and demographer. His many books included the Penguin atlases ofAncient History,Medieval HistoryandModern History,African History,North American History,the Pacific,The Atlas of World Population History(written with Richard Jones) andThe Atlas of World History(written with Sarah McEvedy).

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Colin McEvedy was a polymath. If you wanted to know something, Google had failed you and the British Library seemed too far away, the obvious move was to ask McEvedy
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