文档介绍:AncientCitiesAncientCitiessurveysthecitiesoftheAncientNearEast,Egypt,andtheGreekandRomanworldsfromtheperspectivesofarchaeologyandarchitecturalhistory,bringingtolifethephy-:thephysicalappearanceandoverallplansofthecities,theirarchitectureandnaturaltopography,-urbanfeaturessuchasreligioussanctuariesandburialgrounds,placesandinstitutionsthatwereafamiliarpartofthecitydweller’,suchaspot-tery,sculpture,wallpaintings,,givingequalweighttothePreclassicalandClassicalperiods,-friendlyfeaturesinclude:•essiblelanguage,assumingnopreviousbackgroundknowledge•lavishlyillustratedwithover300linedrawings,maps,andphotos•historicalsummaries,furtherreadingarrangedbytopic,prehensiveindex•acompanionwebsitewithchaptersummaries,studyquestions,andillustrations•newtothesecondedition:panionwebsite,parisonofurbanhabitation,,prehensivelyrevisedandupdatedhisoriginaltext,,andnewsectionsonGöbekliTepe,thesensationalNeolithicsanctuary;Sinope,aGreekcityontheBlackSeacoast;,itsrichcollectionofillustrations,panionwebsite,AncientCitieswillremainanessentialtextbookforuniversityandhighschoolstudentsacrossawiderangeofarchaeology,ancienthistory,andAncientNearEastern,biblical,,,öyük(Turkey),aBronzeandIronAg