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Pretty much what it says on the tin: 14 longish chapters about various cities of the ancient world ranging from the Usual Suspects (Babylon, Alexandria, Athens, Rome, Byzantium) to some less well-known examples (Nineveh, Tyre, Pâṭaliputra (and yes, you damn sure better believe that he puts in all the diacriticals)). In each case, he puts the city in its historical context from its founding to its height, and possibly down to modern times, often combined with personal anecdotes about his visits t
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