عنوان

The complete cities of ancient Egypt

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26348

First Statement of Responsibility

Snape, S. R. )Steven R.(

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Title Proper

The complete cities of ancient Egypt

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Thames & Hudson

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2014

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

240 pages : illustrations )chiefly color(, color maps ; 26 cm

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"242 illustrations, 193 in color."

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Includes bibliographical references )pages 229-235( and index

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Urban life in ancient Egypt -- pt. 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 -- pt. II. Cities for kings and gods. Palaces -- Fortified cities -- Temple and city -- pt. 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 -- pt. 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 -- pt. 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

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، Cities and towns, Ancient - Egypt

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، Cities and towns, Ancient

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، Civilization

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، Manners and customs

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Civilization - To 233 B.C. ، Egypt

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Social life and customs - To 233 B.C. ، Egypt

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، Egypt

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Steven Snape

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