Basic Info

First Air: August 29, 2014

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 24

Last Episode

Name: Lessons and Legacies of Ancient Urban Life

Season: 1, Episode: 24

Air Date: 2014-08-29

What does this survey of ancient cities add up to? What lessons can we draw from antiquity? Conclude the course with a look at Venice and London to see what elements of ancient cities have endured in modern architecture and urban design. Then reflect on the future of the city.

Cities of the Ancient World

2014 1 seasons 24 episodes

Overview

People live in a world of cities; reflecting on ancient models of the city as a human phenomenon offers important lessons about today's culture; an opportunity to survey the breadth of the ancient world through the context of its urban development.