Ancient Walls
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Ancient City Walls In China
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Author : Guoqing Yang
language : en
Publisher: Benteli Verlags
Release Date : 2019-10-31
Ancient City Walls In China written by Guoqing Yang and has been published by Benteli Verlags this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-31 with City walls categories.
A resume of a historical architecture typology, a legacy with a once tremendous importance for the Middle Kingdom.
Walls
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Author : David Frye
language : en
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date : 2019-08-27
Walls written by David Frye and has been published by Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-27 with History categories.
“A lively popular history of an oft-overlooked element in the development of human society” (Library Journal)—walls—and a haunting and eye-opening saga that reveals a startling link between what we build and how we live. With esteemed historian David Frye as our raconteur-guide in Walls, which Publishers Weekly praises as “informative, relevant, and thought-provoking,” we journey back to a time before barriers of brick and stone even existed—to an era in which nomadic tribes vied for scarce resources, and each man was bred to a life of struggle. Ultimately, those same men would create edifices of mud, brick, and stone, and with them effectively divide humanity: on one side were those the walls protected; on the other, those the walls kept out. The stars of this narrative are the walls themselves—rising up in places as ancient and exotic as Mesopotamia, Babylon, Greece, China, Rome, Mongolia, Afghanistan, the lower Mississippi, and even Central America. As we journey across time and place, we discover a hidden, thousand-mile-long wall in Asia's steppes; learn of bizarre Spartan rituals; watch Mongol chieftains lead their miles-long hordes; witness the epic siege of Constantinople; chill at the fate of French explorers; marvel at the folly of the Maginot Line; tense at the gathering crisis in Cold War Berlin; gape at Hollywood’s gated royalty; and contemplate the wall mania of our own era. Hailed by Kirkus Reviews as “provocative, well-written, and—with walls rising everywhere on the planet—timely,” Walls gradually reveals the startling ways that barriers have affected our psyches. The questions this book summons are both intriguing and profound: Did walls make civilization possible? And can we live without them? Find out in this masterpiece of historical recovery and preeminent storytelling.
City Walls In Late Antiquity
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Author : Emanuele Intagliata
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2020-06-30
City Walls In Late Antiquity written by Emanuele Intagliata and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-30 with Social Science categories.
The construction of urban defences was one of the hallmarks of the late Roman and late-antique periods (300–600 AD) throughout the western and eastern empire. City walls were the most significant construction projects of their time and they redefined the urban landscape. Their appearance and monumental scale, as well as the cost of labour and material, are easily comparable to projects from the High Empire; however, urban circuits provided late-antique towns with a new means of self-representation. While their final appearance and construction techniques varied greatly, the cost involved and the dramatic impact that such projects had on the urban topography of late-antique cities mark city walls as one of the most important urban initiatives of the period. To-date, research on city walls in the two halves of the empire has highlighted chronological and regional variations, enabling scholars to rethink how and why urban circuits were built and functioned in Late Antiquity. Although these developments have made a significant contribution to the understanding of late-antique city walls, studies are often concerned with one single monument/small group of monuments or a particular region, and the issues raised do not usually lead to a broader perspective, creating an artificial divide between east and west. It is this broader understanding that this book seeks to provide. The volume and its contributions arise from a conference held at the British School at Rome and the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome on June 20-21, 2018. It includes articles from world-leading experts in late-antique history and archaeology and is based around important themes that emerged at the conference, such as construction, spolia-use, late-antique architecture, culture and urbanism, empire-wide changes in Late Antiquity, and the perception of this practice by local inhabitants.
Repair Of Ancient Walls
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Author : Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (London, England)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1900
Repair Of Ancient Walls written by Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (London, England) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with categories.
Messages From Ancient Walls
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Author : Primadi Tabrani
language : en
Publisher: Penerbit Itb
Release Date : 1998
Messages From Ancient Walls written by Primadi Tabrani and has been published by Penerbit Itb this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Archaeology categories.
Plaster On The Outside And Inside Of Ancient Walls
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Author : Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (London, England)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1900
Plaster On The Outside And Inside Of Ancient Walls written by Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (London, England) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with categories.
Ancient Walls Of East Anglia
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Author : Rene Beckley
language : en
Publisher: Terence Dalton Limited
Release Date : 1979
Ancient Walls Of East Anglia written by Rene Beckley and has been published by Terence Dalton Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Social Science categories.
Where The Sunlight Plays On Ancient Walls
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Author : Norman I. Black
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 19??
Where The Sunlight Plays On Ancient Walls written by Norman I. Black and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 19?? with categories.
The Power Of Walls Fortifications In Ancient Northeastern Africa
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Author : Friederike Jesse
language : en
Publisher: University of Cologne
Release Date : 2013-01-01
The Power Of Walls Fortifications In Ancient Northeastern Africa written by Friederike Jesse and has been published by University of Cologne this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with categories.
The Great Wall Of Gorgan
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-09-18
The Great Wall Of Gorgan written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Throughout history, walls have been constructed as part of nations' and kingdoms' defensive structures to keep barbarian hordes, marauding rebels, and recalcitrant tribes out of defined geographic areas. Defensive walls were usually constructed by fairly advanced and sophisticated peoples, such as the Romans and Chinese, with varying degrees of success. Of course, the most famous of all defensive walls in the world is the Great Wall of China, which is actually a series of walls and forts built over the span of several centuries. The Chinese built the Great Wall of China, and several others, primarily to keep invaders from the north, such as the Mongols, out of their land, or at least to slow them down as they fled north after raids. The Romans also built spectacular walls, most notably the Antonine Wall and Hadrian's Wall. The purpose of those walls was to set the northern limit of the Roman Empire at approximately the modern border of England and Scotland, and, like the Great Wall of China, it was intended to keep out or slow down marauding barbarian tribes from the north. The Sasanians built an equally impressive wall in central Asia, one that was longer than Hadrian's Wall and by all accounts just as effective when it was still in use. Throughout the centuries, the Sasanian wall has gone by several different names, but it is now known as the "Great Wall of Gorgan" due to its length and location near the city of Gorgan in the modern nation-state of Iran. The Great Wall of Gorgan was used much longer than the better known Roman walls to keep enemies at bay. From the 5th century CE, and possibly centuries earlier, the Great Wall of Gorgan continually served as a military wall and fortification system until sometime after the Arab Muslim conquest of central Asia in the mid-7th century CE. In fact, while the Great Wall of Gorgan played in important role in the history of the Sasanian Empire, it may have been conceived by the Parthians or earlier. Today, many scholars consider the Sasanian Empire to be the last great empire of the ancient Near East because once it had been obliterated, Islam became the standard religion of the region, ushering in the Middle Ages. The Sasanian Empire was important for a number of reasons. Besides being the last of three great Persian dynasties, they carried on many Persian cultural traditions relating to religion and kingship. The Sasanians fostered and promoted the native religion of Zoroastrianism to the point of persecuting other religions from time to time. It was during the Sasanian period that the numerous Zoroastrian hymns, prayers, and rituals were collected under one book, known as the Avesta. The Sasanians, like the Achaemenids and Parthians, also carried forth the Persian conflicts with the Hellenic world. Although the Achaemenids fought the Macedonian Greeks and the Parthians challenged the Romans for control of Mesopotamia, the Sasanians faced Rome in its later stages of collapse and subsequently fought the revitalized Byzantine Empire. The Great Wall of Gorgan: The History of the Ancient Near East's Longest Defensive Wall examines the history of one of the most important walls of the ancient world. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Great Wall of Gorgan like never before.