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The complete cities of ancient Egypt / / Steven Snape
| The complete cities of ancient Egypt / / Steven Snape |
| Autore | Snape S. R (Steven R.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 307.760932 |
| Soggetto topico | Cities and towns, Ancient - Egypt |
| ISBN | 0-500-77240-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title Page -- About the Author -- Other titles of Interest -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Urban Life in Ancient Egypt -- Part I: The Rise of the City -- What is a City? -- The Origins of Urbanism in Egypt -- The Location of Cities -- Building the City -- Egyptian Words for Towns and Cities -- Estimating Population -- Part II: Cities for Kings and Gods -- Palaces -- Fortified Cities -- Temple and City -- Part III: Cities for People -- City Government -- Towns and Houses of the Middle Kingdom -- Towns and Houses of the New Kingdom -- Country Houses -- Community Centres -- Feeding and Supplying the City -- Working Life -- Water and Sanitation -- Schools -- Crime in the City -- Leisure -- Tourism -- Death in the City -- Part IV: Graeco-Roman Egypt -- The Classical City in Egypt -- Alexandria ad Aegyptum -- The Faiyum in the Graeco-Roman Period -- Middle Egypt in the Graeco-Roman Period -- Part V: Gazetteer of Cities and Towns of Ancient Egypt -- Elephantine and Aswan -- Southern Egypt -- Thebes -- The Theban/Coptite Region -- Middle Egypt -- Amarna - The Complete City? -- Other Middle Egyptian Cities -- The Faiyum -- Memphis - The Shifting City -- Heliopolis - City of the Sun -- The Memphite Region -- The Delta -- Cities of the Canopic Branch -- Cities of the Rosetta Branch -- Cities of the Damietta Branch -- Cities of the Pelusiac Branch -- Fortress-Towns of the Eastern Delta and Wadi Tumilat -- Northern Sinai -- The Oases -- The Mediterranean Coast -- Nubia -- Epilogue - Lost Cities -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Copyright. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793730503321 |
Snape S. R (Steven R.)
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| London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The complete cities of ancient Egypt / / Steven Snape
| The complete cities of ancient Egypt / / Steven Snape |
| Autore | Snape S. R (Steven R.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 307.760932 |
| Soggetto topico | Cities and towns, Ancient - Egypt |
| ISBN | 0-500-77240-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title Page -- About the Author -- Other titles of Interest -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Urban Life in Ancient Egypt -- Part I: The Rise of the City -- What is a City? -- The Origins of Urbanism in Egypt -- The Location of Cities -- Building the City -- Egyptian Words for Towns and Cities -- Estimating Population -- Part II: Cities for Kings and Gods -- Palaces -- Fortified Cities -- Temple and City -- Part III: Cities for People -- City Government -- Towns and Houses of the Middle Kingdom -- Towns and Houses of the New Kingdom -- Country Houses -- Community Centres -- Feeding and Supplying the City -- Working Life -- Water and Sanitation -- Schools -- Crime in the City -- Leisure -- Tourism -- Death in the City -- Part IV: Graeco-Roman Egypt -- The Classical City in Egypt -- Alexandria ad Aegyptum -- The Faiyum in the Graeco-Roman Period -- Middle Egypt in the Graeco-Roman Period -- Part V: Gazetteer of Cities and Towns of Ancient Egypt -- Elephantine and Aswan -- Southern Egypt -- Thebes -- The Theban/Coptite Region -- Middle Egypt -- Amarna - The Complete City? -- Other Middle Egyptian Cities -- The Faiyum -- Memphis - The Shifting City -- Heliopolis - City of the Sun -- The Memphite Region -- The Delta -- Cities of the Canopic Branch -- Cities of the Rosetta Branch -- Cities of the Damietta Branch -- Cities of the Pelusiac Branch -- Fortress-Towns of the Eastern Delta and Wadi Tumilat -- Northern Sinai -- The Oases -- The Mediterranean Coast -- Nubia -- Epilogue - Lost Cities -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Copyright. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820496203321 |
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Snape S. R (Steven R.)
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| London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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