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When and why does the “ancient city” come to an end
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When and why does the "ancient city" come to an end The Ancient City was more than a cluster of classical buildings. If we were to define an Ancient City we would undoubtedly mention the public buildings, the civic monuments, the theatres, the temples and the colonnaded streets. However the term Ancient City has a deeper meaning. In our definition we must also state that the classical cities were run by the curiale classes on councils, and that ancient cities were essentially self-governed. Historians see the Ancient City in its political and cultural context as well as its aesthetic-architectural one. As Liebeschetz states, it was the political institutions, the entertainments, the arts and the festivals that helped unite social groups within these cities. So, when analysing the ending of Ancient Cities we must look at the physical changes, but also the political, social and cultural ones. There are a number of...
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