| From Mycenae to Constantinople: The Evolution of the Ancient City Contributor(s): Tomlinson, Richard A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415059984 ISBN-13: 9780415059985 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1992 Annotation: Richard A. Tomlinson analyzes the development of the city by examining the architectural remains of urban centers in the Greek and Roman world. He shows how the city is an architectural response to the social organization and varying political systems of its inhabitants. Tomlinson shows how cities served as a base for imperial authority and discusses the circumstances surrounding the creation of a New-Rome for the Christian Empire at Constantinople. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - History | Ancient - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 91-47142 |
| Lexile Measure: 1480 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.26" W x 9.4" (1.25 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tomlinson presents studies of selected ancient cities, ranging from the earliest development of urban architecture in Europe to the imperial cities of Rome and Constantinople. It gives an account of their architecture, not merely from the art historical point of view, but as an expression of the social organisation, and political systems employed by the people who lived in them. |