Description |
1 online resource (xii, 372 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Part I. Background -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History, Geology, Engineering, and Archaeology -- Part II. Case Studies -- 3. Western Grego-Roman Cities -- Agrigento -- Morgantina -- Selinus -- Syracuse -- 4. Central Greco-Roman Cities -- Argos -- Corinth Delphi -- 5. Eastern Grego-Roman Cities -- Miletus -- Priene -- Ephesus -- Part III. Findings and Reflections -- 6. Comparisons of Cities -- 7. General Conclusions -- 8. Physical and Intellectual Issues -- Appendix A. Chronologies -- Appendix B. Glossary of Technical Terms |
Summary |
This study explains the Greco - Roman urban form as it relates to the geological basis at selected sites in the Mediterranean basin. Each of the sites - Argos, Delphi, Ephesus, and Syracuse among them - has manifested in its physical form the geology on which it stood and from which it was made |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-358) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Engineering geology -- Rome
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Engineering geology -- Greece
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City planning -- Rome
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City planning -- Greece
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Urban & Land Use Planning.
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City planning
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Engineering geology
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Greece
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Rome (Empire)
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780195359435 |
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0195359437 |
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9780195301823 |
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019530182X |
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9780197560457 |
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0197560458 |
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9781601299314 |
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1601299311 |
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