Lost Cities Of The Ancient World Philip Matyszak Thames Hudson Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία History

A Fascinating Tour Of Cities That Have Been Lost To History From The Neolithic Period Up Late Roman Empire Offers Fresh New Perspective On Roots Urban Life Ruins Ancient Athens Luxor And Rome Are Familiar Cornerstones World Visited By Travellers Across Globe But What About Dropped Off Map – Submerged Under Water Or Swallowed Sands Time? Where They Can Tell Us Our Past? In This Compendium Forgotten Philip Matyszak Explores Trials Tribulations Triumphs Faced Revealing How People Embarked Shared Endeavour Living Together Since We First Settled Down 12 000 Years Ago Illustrated Throughout With Important Artefacts Maps Brings Sites Settlements Europe Middle East Beyond Time Forgot Sunken City Ropotamo Black Sea Deep Cave Dwellings Derinkuyu Turkey Some Survived Only Literature Such As Zoar Dead Known Bible Not Yet Found Others Located Allowing Archaeologists Trace Their Changing Fortunes Through Centuries Occupation Reveals Dynamic Network Peoples Cultures Who Fought Traded Between Themselves Exchanging Inventions Ideas Philosophies Result Far Apart Çatalhöyük Skara Brae Orkney Islands Scotland Much Common Heritage Examining Motivations Drew Gather Settle Well Challenges Led Cities’ Abandonment Visually Striking Often Surprising Book Origins Σελίδες: 288 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1012 Διαστάσεις: 17X17Cm