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Woolf, Greg,

The life and death of ancient cities : a natural history / Greg Woolf. - xviii, 499 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book tells the story of the rise and fall of ancient cities from the end of the Bronze Age to the beginning of the Middle Ages. It is a tale of war and politics, pestilence and famine, triumph and tragedy, by turns both fabulous and squalid. Its focus is on the ancient Mediterranean: Greeks and Romans at the centre, but Phoenicians and Etruscans, Persians, Gauls, and Egyptians all play a part.

ISBN: 9780199664733

Subjects--Topical Terms:
City and town life--History--To 1500.
Cities and towns, Ancient.
City dwellers.