We are fascinated by the great dead cities of the past, not least because the history of their decline offers a stark warning to our increasingly urbanized existence. Bringing together legend and the latest archeological research, "The Atlas of Lost Cities" probes the mysteries of the ancient city dwellers and explores the lessons to be learnt from the collapse of cities once thought indestructible. Investigating cities in terms of their physical environment, this book shows how nature shapes a city's development yet may also contain the seeds of its destruction. While rising sea levels have drowned fabled ports, such as Mahabalipuram in India and Herakleion near Alexandria, it was the disappearance of the rivers that caused the Silk Road oases of Loulan and Niya to sink back into the sands. The cities most often glorified in myth and legend - those ruled by powerful leaders and the great ancient spiritual sites - are also explored. The imperial centres, such as Carthage...

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