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Babylon of Egypt : the archaeology of old Cairo and the origins of the city
- Title
- Babylon of Egypt : the archaeology of old Cairo and the origins of the city / Peter Sheehan.
- Author
- Sheehan, Peter
- Publication
- Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2015.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Butler, Alfred J. (Alfred Joshua), 1850-1936.
- Description
- xxiii, 179 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 31 cm.
- Summary
- Presents a history of old Cairo, known by the Romans as Babylon, based on new archaeological evidence gathered between 2000 and 2006, revealing continuous occupation extending from the 6th century BC to the present day.
- Series Statement
- American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series ; 4
- Uniform Title
- American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series ; 4.
- Alternative Title
- Archaeology of old Cairo and the origins of the city
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFG 19-22
- ISBN
- 9774167317
- 9789774167317
- LCCN
- 2015288204
- OCLC
- 933580580
- Author
- Sheehan, Peter, author.
- Title
- Babylon of Egypt : the archaeology of old Cairo and the origins of the city / Peter Sheehan.
- Publisher
- Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2015.
- Edition
- Revised edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series ; 4American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series ; 4.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 640-1250
- Added Author
- Butler, Alfred J. (Alfred Joshua), 1850-1936. Babylon of Egypt. 1977.
- Research Call Number
- JFG 19-22