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Cities of the Ancient World

Written by: Steven L. Tuck, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Steven L. Tuck
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We live in a world of cities - for the first time ever, the majority of the population lives in an urban environment - and reflecting on ancient models of the "city" as a human phenomenon offers important lessons for our culture today.

Cities of the Ancient World is your opportunity to survey the breadth of the ancient world through the context of its urban development. Taught by esteemed Professor Steven L. Tuck, of Miami University, these 24 eye-opening lectures not only provide an invaluable look at the design and architecture of ancient cities, they also offer a flesh-and-blood glimpse into the daily lives of ordinary people and the worlds they created.

Cities of the Ancient World gives you insight into cities large and small, famous and obscure. Ultimately, however, this is a course about people, not just buildings. Studying these cities will give you a new appreciation for the remarkable cultures of the ancient world, from the ruins of Uruk to the Golden Age of Athens, and spur you to reflect on what makes a city survive. More than anything else, Cities of the Ancient World is a course about human beings - what life was like in these cities and how people lived.
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not what I expected but

More to do with ancient urban architecture history but still very interesting in its own way.

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Excellent!

I learned a lot through these lectures. Although not reflected in the title, there is a lot about archaeology in this series, which made it quite rich for me.

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Practically Perfect

Not that this fascinating, well-presented course needs them, but extra points for the Buffy reference.

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