Cities of the Classical World
An Atlas and Gazetteer of 120 Centres of Ancient Civilization
$22.41
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
5 March 2019
Summary
From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide shows us the great centres of classical civilization afresh.
The book’s key feature is 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 are also clear, incisive commentaries on each city’s development, strategic …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846144288 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1846144280 |
| Author: | Colin McEvedy |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 5 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 327g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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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 - - Independent
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 * Independent *A beautifully produced and completely wacky testimony to the life and scholarship of a passionate private historian * The Times Higher Education Supplement *
About The Author
Colin McEvedy
Colin McEvedy (1930-2005) was a psychiatrist, historian and demographer. His many books included the Penguin atlases of Ancient History, Medieval History and Modern History, African History, North American History, the Pacific, The Atlas of World Population History (written with Richard Jones) and The Atlas of World History (written with Sarah McEvedy).
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