From Mycenae to Constantinople - The Evolution of the Ancient City

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.

List of contents

Acknowledgements 1 INTRODUCTION: CITIES AND THEIR CREATORS 2 BUILDINGS: TYPES AND FUNCTIONS 3 MYCENAE: THE FORERUNNERS 4 ATHENS AND PIRAEUS 5 CORINTH 6 PRIENE 7 ALEXANDRIA 8 PERGAMON 9 THESSALONIKE 10 CYRENE 11 ROME 12 POMPEII 13 LEPCIS MAGNA 14 PALMYRA 15 EPILOGUE: CONSTANTINOPLE

About the author

Richard Tomlinson is Professor of Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham.

Summary

An account of the architecture of a selection of ancient cities not merely from the historical point of view, but as an expression of the social organisation, and political systems employed by those who lived in them.

Product details

• Authors: Richard A Tomlinson, Richard A. Tomlinson, Tomlinson Richard A.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1992
• EAN: 9780415059985
• ISBN: 978-0-415-05998-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 566 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Ancient Greece, Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greek style, Ancient Roman style, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings