CITIES THAT SHAPED THE ANCIENT WORLD

The cities of the ancient world built the foundations for modern urban life, their innovations in architecture and politics essential to cities as we know them today. From the first cities in Mesopotamia to the spectacular urban monuments of the Maya in Central America, the cities explored here represent almost three millennia of human history. Not only do they illustrate the highest achievement of the cultures that built them, but they also help us understand the rise and fall of these ancient peoples.