cities and towns, ancient

Travel back in time to a Greek town. Take a bird's eye view of the craftworkers' quarter near the town square.

Photographs, maps, and illustrations describe the discovery of several lost cities including Pompeii, Troy, Machu Picchu, and Teotihuacan.

"... author Douglas Preston takes readers on an adventure deep into the Honduran jungle in this riveting, danger-filled true story about the discovery of an ancient lost civilization"--Provided by publisher.

Uses computer graphics, archival film, reconstructions, and dramatizations to examine significant people, places, and events in the ancient civilizations of Rome and Pompeii, Athens and Greece, Egypt, and the Aztec and Maya empires.

Reconstructs how life was in the ancient cities of the Andes including how village settlements gave way to religious centers, how city-states became empires, and the importance of Machu Picchu.

Examines certain lost cities, describing how they were destroyed or abandoned and how they were rediscovered.