| Edition |
American Research Center in Egypt ed. [US & CA version]. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 179 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color). |
| Series |
American Research Center in Egypt conservation series ; 4
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American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series ; 4.
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Cairo Scholarship Online.
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| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-165) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Title from PDF of title page. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Islamic architecture -- Egypt -- Cairo.
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Architecture, Roman -- Egypt -- Cairo.
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Archaeology -- Egypt -- Cairo.
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Cairo (Egypt) -- History.
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Cairo (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt. |
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Antiquities |
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Archaeology |
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Architecture, Roman |
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Islamic architecture |
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Egypt -- Cairo https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJp9rVd8hh49CYDFr7hj4q |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sheehan, Peter. Babylon of Egypt : The Archaeology of Old Cairo and the Origins of the City. London : I.B. Tauris, ©2010 9789774162992 |
| ISBN |
9781617976100 (electronic bk.) |
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1617976105 (electronic bk.) |
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9789774162992 |
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9774162994 |
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