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Chang’an During the Sui and T’ang Dynasties 582–750
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Chang’an During the Sui and T’ang Dynasties 582–750

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The site of the imperial city of Chang’an was expanded and moved south of the original site it occupied during the Han dynasty. When construction of the new city began during the Sui dynasty in 582, it was briefly renamed Daxing; the first emperor of the T’ang dynasty reverted back... More
City of Akhetaten c. 1341 BCE
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City of Akhetaten c. 1341 BCE

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Built on the site of modern Amarna is Akhenaten’s city (c. 1341 BCE). Rejecting Thebes as the religious capital, Akhetaten believed that divine inspiration took him to this fertile flood plain. Here he could worship the only god, Aten, and glorify the royal family. Aten had two open-air temples dedicated... More
City of Alexandria c. 2nd century CE
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City of Alexandria c. 2nd century CE

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Alexandria was established in 331 BCE by its namesake Alexander the Great as the new capital of his empire following his invasion of Egypt. It was designed by the architect Dinocrates who supposedly orientated the street grid to allow the northerly maritime winds to cool the city. The construction of... More
City of Antioch c. 2nd century
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City of Antioch c. 2nd century

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Founded in 312 BCE as the capital of the Seleucid kingdom, which stretched, at its peak, from the Aegean to Afghanistan, Antioch was founded by Seleucus, one of Alexander the Great’s generals. The Seleucid kingdom was consumed by Rome, and by the 2nd century CE, Antioch rivalled Alexandria as the... More
City of Leptis Magna c. 2nd century CE
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City of Leptis Magna c. 2nd century CE

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Leptis Magna was originally a Punic settlement from around the 7th century BCE until 146 BCE when Rome defeated Carthage and the city became part of the Roman republic. Although the city was answerable to Rome, becoming an important maritime trade post for regional agriculture, particularly olive oil, it maintained... More
City of Palmyra c. 2nd century
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City of Palmyra c. 2nd century

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In around the 2nd century CE, Palmyra was established in the middle of a desert, in what is now modern Syria. At this point in its history, the city was a subject of the Roman Empire. It began life as a caravan city, with its inhabitants renowned as wealthy merchants... More
City of Paris 1380
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City of Paris 1380

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In 1328, a census reported 61,098 households in Paris, with perhaps 250,000 inhabitants. In the following century plague and war would halve the population. Its nerve centre was the Île de la Cité, where both the Royal Palace and the Cathedral of Notre-Dame were situated. The Palace also housed the... More
City of Ur Plan 600 BCE
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City of Ur Plan 600 BCE

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Archaeologists have concluded that the south Mesopotamian city of Ur (in modern Iraq), first established in 3800 BCE, covered 60 acres and was enclosed by a city wall, made of fired bricks. Although it was a desert city, its position between two rivers meant it was well irrigated. By 600... More
Construction Phases of Athens 600 BCE–300 CE
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Construction Phases of Athens 600 BCE–300 CE

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While evidence of settlement of the Acropolis extends back to Neolithic times, the earliest attributable construction in Athens relates to Peisistratos, the 6th-century BCE tyrant who ruled the city. He, amongst other works, built a massive aqueduct to bring fresh water to the inhabitants. Pericles, the Athenian statesman, ushered in... More
Dallas Municipal Expansion 1930-87
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Dallas Municipal Expansion 1930-87

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There were two competing claimants for the original settlement of Dallas; they produced conflicting surveys resulting in the doglegged streets that persist today in Downtown. Dallas is a byword for brash Texas glitz epitomized by the eponymous soap opera. After one major boom and bust based on cotton in the... More
Ephesus c. 2nd century
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Ephesus c. 2nd century

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The city of Ephesus on the southern coast of Asia Minor had many masters: Lydians, Persians, Seleucids and, finally, the kingdom of Pergamon, before incorporation into the Roman Empire. By the 2nd century CE, it was a substantial city with a population of c. 100,000, a provincial capital and major... More
Jerusalem in the 12th Century
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Jerusalem in the 12th Century

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The slaughter unleashed by the crusaders during the capture of Jerusalem left it a virtual ghost town. Most of the crusaders then returned home, but a nucleus remained, and began the re-population with an influx of eastern Christians, Armenians from Cilicia and Syrians from Oultrejordain. The economy was rebuilt by... More