Ancient Egyptian cities and towns have until recently been one of the least- studied and least-published aspects of this great ancient civilization. Now new research and excavation are transforming our knowledge. The Complete Cities of Ancient Egypt is the first book to bring these latest discoveries to a wide general and scholarly audience, and to provide a comprehensive overview of what we know about ancient settlement during the dynastic period. Divided in two halves, the book opens with an account of the development of urban settlement in Egypt, describing the pattern of urban life, from food production, government, crime and health to schooling, leisure, ancient tourism, and the interaction of the living community with the dead. The second half of the book takes the reader on a trip down the Nile from Aswan to the Delta, giving a comprehensive account of all cities and towns with details for each of their discovery, excavation and important finds, supported by maps and plans as well as recent photographs. This book is sure to appeal to all those concerned with urban design and history, as well as tourists, students and Egyptophiles.
Chapter 1. Urban Life in Ancient Egypt
Chapter 3. The Origins of Urbanism in Egypt
Chapter 4. The Location of Cities
Chapter 6. Egyptian Words for Towns and Cities
Chapter 7. Estimating Population
Chapter 12. Towns and Houses of the Middle Kingdom
Chapter 13. Towns and Houses of the New Kingdom
Chapter 16. Feeding and Supplying the City
Chapter 18. Water and Sanitation
Chapter 24. The Classical City in Egypt
Chapter 25. Alexandria ad Aegyptum
Chapter 26. The Faiyum in the Graeco-Roman Period
Chapter 27. Middle Egypt in the Graeco-Roman Period
Chapter 28. Elephantine and Aswan
Chapter 31. The Theban/Coptite Region
Chapter 33. Amarna – The Complete City?
Chapter 34. Other Middle Egyptian Cities
Chapter 36. Memphis – The Shifting City
Chapter 37. Heliopolis – City of the Sun
Chapter 38. The Memphite Region
Chapter 39. The Delta - Cities of the Canopic Branch
Chapter 40. The Delta - Cities of the Rosetta Branch
Chapter 41. The Delta - Cities of the Damietta Branch
Chapter 42. The Delta - Cities of the Pelusiac Branch
Chapter 43. The Delta - Fortress-Towns of the Eastern Delta and Wadi Tumilat
Chapter 46. The Mediterranean Coast