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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sheehan, Peter, author.
Edition:	Revised edition. An American Research Center in Egypt edition.
Imprint:	Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2015. ©2015
Description:	xxiii, 179 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 31 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series ; 4 American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series ; 4.
Subject:	Islamic architecture -- Egypt -- Cairo. Architecture, Roman -- Egypt -- Cairo. Archaeology -- Egypt -- Cairo. Antiquities. Archaeology. Architecture, Roman. Islamic architecture. Cairo (Egypt) -- History. Cairo (Egypt) -- Antiquities. Egypt -- Cairo. History.
Format:	Map Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10395765

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Varying Form of Title:	Archaeology of old Cairo and origins of the city
Other authors / contributors:	American Research Center in Egypt.
ISBN:	9774167317 9789774167317
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) 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.

Table of 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.