The Petra pool-complex : a Hellenistic paradeisos in the Nabataean capital : (results from the Petra "lower market"survey and excavations,1998) /
: Originally published as the author's thesis (University of Pennsylvania, 2000) : xxv, 234 Pages, 37 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. : Includes bibliographical references(Pages 187-223) and index. : 9781593331207
The mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon : an elusive world wonder traced /
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"Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains legends surrounding the characters of Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses specific sculpture in the British Museum." --Publisher.
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xviii, 279 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 22 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-268) and index. :
0199662266
9780199662265 :
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