Peter Sheehan

Babylon of Egypt: The Archaeology of Old Cairo and the Origins of the City (Revised Edition)

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This book presents a history of Old Cairo based on new archaeological evidence gathered between 2000 and 2006 during a major project to lower the groundwater level affecting the churches and monuments of this area of Cairo known by the Romans as Babylon. Examination of the material and structural remains revealed a sequence of continuous occupation extending from the sixth century BC to the present day. These include the massive stone walls of the canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea, and the harbor constructed by Trajan at its entrance around ad 110. The Emperor Diocletian built the fortress of Babylon around the harbor and the canal in ad… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-977-416-731-7
EAN: 9789774167317
Produktnummer: 18163738
Verlag: Amer Univ In Cairo Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 312 S.
Masse: H31.3 cm x B26.3 cm x D2.7 cm 1'736 g
Auflage: Revised
Gewicht: 1736

Über den Autor

Peter Sheehan is an archaeologist who has been working on sites and historic buildings throughout the Middle East since 1989. He has a particular interest in urban formation processes and the development of the historic landscape and has published extensively on his continuing work in and around the Roman fortress of Babylon in Old Cairo and at the World Heritage Site of al-'Ain, where he has been Historic Buildings Manager with the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority since 2007.