Babylon of Egypt : the archaeology of old Cairo and the origins of the city /

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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.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Sheehan, Peter
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2010.
Édition:American Research Center in Egypt ed. [US & CA version].
Collection:American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series ; 4.
Cairo Scholarship Online.
Sujets:
Islamic architecture > Egypt > Cairo.
Architecture, Roman > Egypt > Cairo.
Archaeology > Egypt > Cairo.
Architecture islamique > Égypte > Le Caire.
Architecture romaine > Égypte > Le Caire.
Archéologie > Égypte > Le Caire.
HISTORY > Ancient > Egypt.
Antiquities.
Archaeology.
Architecture, Roman.
Islamic architecture.
Cairo (Egypt) > History.
Cairo (Egypt) > Antiquities.
Egypt > Cairo.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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