Status Updates From Cities of the Ancient World

Do technology and transportation innovations give us a series of changes that will enable us to stay in touch while living in ever greater isolation? Not about distance, but lack of connection. Ultimately lead to the death of the city? Just things to consider.

corridor development- commercial areas that only flank busy roads and isolating zoning laws is setting up pre-conditions for urban collapse. Mixed used areas where people live, work, shop, and worship in neighborhoods seem to be the way to go

Ostia

Ostraca!!

Can swear to god about innocence. Oath of innocence. Put the tool that was supposedly stolen by her was planted at her house. So not only did you get tried for theft, you are now a blasphemous thief as well

Having the gods decide cases, person “speaking” to them and get the verdict from them

Ian Hodder, apotropaic, prophesied the will of the gods by studying the flights of birds-augur