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

by Colin McEvedy

Overview

From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide shows us the great centers of classical civilization afresh. The book's key feature is 120 specially-drawn maps tracing each city's thoroughfares and defenses, 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 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846144288
Publisher:	Penguin Random House UK
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Colin McEvedy (1930-2005) was a psychiatrist, historian and demographer. His books include The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History and The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History. 

Editorial Reviews

"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." —Times Higher Education Supplement

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