"242 illustrations, 193 in colour"--Title page.
Urban life in ancient Egypt
pt. I. The rise of the city. What is a city?
The origins of urbanism in Egypt
The location of cities
Building the city
Egyptian words for towns and cities
Estimating population
pt. II. Cities for kings and gods. Palaces
Fortified cities
Temple and city
pt. III. Cities for people. City government
Towns and houses of the Middle Kingdom
Towns and houses of the New Kingdom
Country houses
Community centres
Feeding and supplying the city
Working life
Water and sanitation
Schools
Crime in the city
Leisure
Tourism
Death in the city
pt. IV. Graeco-Roman Egypt. The classical city in Egypt
Alexandria ad Aegyptum
The Faiyum in the Graeco-Roman period
Middle Egypt in the Graeco-Roman period
pt. V. Gazetteer of cities and towns of ancient Egypt. Elephantine and Aswan
Southern Egypt
Thebes
The Theban/Coptite region
Middle Egypt
Amarna: the complete city?
Other Middle Egyptian cities
The Faiyum
Memphis: the shifting city
Heliopolis: city of the sun
The Memphite region
The Delta: Cities of the Canopic Branch ; Cities of the Rosetta Branch ; Cities of the Damietta Branch ; Cities of the Pelusiac Branch ; Fortress-towns of the Eastern Delta and Wadi Tumilat
Northern Sinai
The oases
The Mediterranean coast
Nubia
Epilogue: Lost cities.
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The complete cities of ancient Egypt by S. R. Snape. ISBN 9780500051795. Published by Thames & Hudson in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
