The City in Roman and Byzantine Egypt

After Egypt became part of the Roman Empire in 30 BC, Classical and then Christian influences both made their mark on the urban environment. This book examines the impact of these new cultures at every level of Egyptian society.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Cities and Space 3. Houses 4. Streets, Districts and Neighbourhoods 5. The City 6. The City, Region and World 7. Bibliography

About the author

Richard Alston

Summary

After Egypt became part of the Roman Empire in 30 BC, Classical and then Christian influences both made their mark on the urban environment. This book examines the impact of these new cultures at every level of Egyptian society.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Alston
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.2001
• EAN: 9780415237017
• ISBN: 978-0-415-23701-7
• No. of pages: 496
• Weight: 1080 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, African history: pre-colonial period