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LEADER: 02805cam 2200493Ia 4500
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008 900914r19901972nyuab b 001 0 eng d
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100 1 $aDe Camp, L. Sprague$q(Lyon Sprague),$d1907-2000.
245 10 $aGreat cities of the ancient world /$cL. Sprague de Camp.
260 $aNew York :$bDorset Press,$c1990, ℗♭1972.
300 $axv, 510 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aOriginally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1972.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 487-493) and index.
520 $a"From Sicily and ancient Syracuse to the Middle East with Jerusalem and Babylon, from Anura dhapura in Ceylon, to the great Mediterranean cultures of Carthage, Rome and Constantinople--wherever civilization flourished in the ancient world, great cities grew. In this lavishly illustrated book, L. Sprague de Camp portrays the magnificence of fourteen ancient cities at their height. With detailed maps and careful reconstruction, he outlines the plan and layout of each city."--Publisher's description.
505 0 $aThe coming of the city -- Thebes of the hundred gates -- Jerusalem the golden -- Nineveh, the bloody city -- Tyre in the midst of the sea -- Babylon, the gate of the gods -- Memphis of the white wall -- Violet-crowned Athens -- Syracuse and Arethousa's fountain -- Carthage and the faithless hero -- Alexandria and the darkhouse -- Anura dhapura and the Roc's egg -- Rome, the city of all time -- Pa t Đaliputra and the million gods -- Constantinople and the holy wisdom -- Farewell to ancient cities.
650 0 $aCities and towns, Ancient.
650 0 $aExtinct cities$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aHistory, Ancient.
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650 7 $aExtinct cities.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00918959
650 7 $aHistory, Ancient.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00958352
651 7 $aMiddle East.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01241586
650 7 $aGro©stadt$2gnd
648 7 $aGeschichte Anfa nge-500.$2swd
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