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Cities of the Ancient World

People live in a world of cities; reflecting on ancient models of the city as a human phenomenon offers important lessons about today's culture; an opportunity to survey the breadth of the ancient world through the context of its urban development.

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The Lure of the City 1-1

Çatalhöyük—First Experiment in Urban Living

Çatalhöyük—First Experiment in Urban Living 1-2

Jericho and Its Walls

Jericho and Its Walls 1-3

Uruk—City of Gilgamesh

Uruk—City of Gilgamesh 1-4

Mysterious Mohenjo-daro

Mysterious Mohenjo-daro 1-5

Kahun—Company Town in the Desert

Kahun—Company Town in the Desert 1-6

Work and Life at Deir el-Medina

Work and Life at Deir el-Medina 1-7

Amarna—Revolutionary Capital

Amarna—Revolutionary Capital 1-8

Knossos—Palace, City, or Temple?

Knossos—Palace, City, or Temple? 1-9

Akrotiri—Bronze Age Pompeii

Akrotiri—Bronze Age Pompeii 1-10

Mycenae, Tiryns, and the Mask of Agamemnon

Mycenae, Tiryns, and the Mask of Agamemnon 1-11

Athens—Civic Buildings and Civic Identity

Athens—Civic Buildings and Civic Identity 1-12

Athenian Domestic Architecture

Athenian Domestic Architecture 1-13

Hippodamian Planning—Miletus and Ephesus

Hippodamian Planning—Miletus and Ephesus 1-14

Olynthus—A Classical Greek City Preserved

Olynthus—A Classical Greek City Preserved 1-15

Wonder and Diversity at Alexandria

Wonder and Diversity at Alexandria 1-16

Pergamon—The New Theatricality

Pergamon—The New Theatricality 1-17

The Good Life in Rome

The Good Life in Rome 1-18

The Lives of the Poor in Rome

The Lives of the Poor in Rome 1-19

Ostia—Middle-Class Harbor Town

Ostia—Middle-Class Harbor Town 1-20

Timgad—More Roman Than Rome

Timgad—More Roman Than Rome 1-21

Karanis—On the Fringes of the Empire

Karanis—On the Fringes of the Empire 1-22

Constantinople—The Last Ancient City

Constantinople—The Last Ancient City 1-23

Lessons and Legacies of Ancient Urban Life

Lessons and Legacies of Ancient Urban Life 1-24