Table of Contents

Preface; Part One: Text; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Urban Theory; Chapter Three: Numbers, Distributions, and Change over Time; Chapter Four: Sizes and Populations; Chapter Five: Monumentality; Chapter Six: Civic Status; Chapter Seven: Spatial Patterns; Chapter Eight: Discussion and Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography; Figures; Index; Part Two: Catalogue; Select Bibliography; Index

Reviews

"In view of the prominence of ancient urbanism in the scholarly literature during the last couple of decades, Hanson's study is both highly relevant and well timed."--Damjan Donev & Rinse Willet