Twilight Cities
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Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history
the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable
cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend. The glittering
surface of the sea conceals the remnants of lost civilisations,
wrecked treasure ships and the bones of long-drowned sailors,
traders and modern refugees.Of the many cities that dot this
ancient coastline, Tyre, Carthage, Syracuse, Ravenna and Antioch
are among the oldest and most intriguing. All are beautifully
situated, and for layers of history and cultural riches they are
rivalled only by their sister cities of Rome, Istanbul and
Jerusalem. Yet their fates have been remarkably different.Once
major power centres, all five have declined into relative
obscurity. Nevertheless, their entwined history takes in Alexander
the Great, Nebuchadnezzar, Archimedes and the Roman, Byzantine,
Arab and Norman conquests, and their greatness still lingers for
those who seek it out. To bring these mysterious lost capitals to
life, historian Katherine Pangonis sets out on a voyage from the
dawn of civilisation on the Lebanese coast to a modern-day Turkey
wracked by the devastation of the 2023 earthquake.Combining on the
ground research with spellbinding storytelling skills, here is a
revelatory new story of the Mediterranean, and a powerful
reflection on the sometimes fleeting glory of empires.
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Výber kníh autorov
Weidenfeld & Nicolson ,
Katherine Pangonis
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson,
Katherine Pangonis
Výber kníh vydavateľa
Slovart
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