Loading...
Babylon of Egypt : the archaeology of Old Cairo and the origins of the city
Presents a history of old Cairo, known to the Romans as Babylon, based on new archaeological evidence gathered between 2000 and 2006, revealing continuous occupation between the 6th century BC and the present
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cairo, Egypt ; New York, New York
: The American University in Cairo Press
, 2010
|
| Edition: | An American Research Center in Egypt edition. [International version] |
| Series: | American Research Center in Egypt Conservation Series
4 |
| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt15m7hfq |
| Related Items: | Erscheint auch als:
Babylon of Egypt |
| Author Notes: | Peter Sheehan |
| E-Book Packages: | JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies |
| Summary: | Presents a history of old Cairo, known to the Romans as Babylon, based on new archaeological evidence gathered between 2000 and 2006, revealing continuous occupation between the 6th century BC and the present The making of Babylon. The ancient landscape of Cairo ; The river of Trajan ; Diocletian and the Roman fortress of Babylon -- The making of old Cairo. Al-Fustat and the making of old Cairo ; Cycles of decline and revival : Ayyubid, Mamluk, and Ottoman old Cairo ; The re-making of old Cairo in the image of its past. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (240 pages) illustrations |
| ISBN: | 1617976091 1617976105 9781617976094 9781617976100 9774167317 9789774162992 9789774167317 |
