{"product_id":"2026200018909-secondhand-city-a-story-of-roman-planning-and-construction","title":"City: A Story Of Roman Planning And Construction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep back two thousand years into the beating heart of Roman civilisation, where ambition, engineering genius, and civic pride converge in the founding of a city built to last an eternity. City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction chronicles the meticulous process by which the Romans conceived, planned, and erected a complete urban settlement — from the sacred surveying rites that staked out the city's boundaries to the construction of forums, temples, amphitheatres, and aqueducts — all brought to vivid life through David Macaulay's extraordinarily detailed pen-and-ink illustrations.\n\nMacaulay, celebrated for his singular ability to marry architectural precision with narrative accessibility, presents a masterclass in how great civilisations are literally built from the ground up. The work argues, compellingly and without condescension, that understanding how a city is made is to understand the culture, values, and ingenuity of the people who made it. As much a work of art as it is an educational triumph, City leaves the reader marvelling not just at what the Romans constructed — but at what, within its pages, Macaulay himself has built.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572515475675,"sku":"2026200018909-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/02c4eb00-9e79-49bc-bdeb-5d948c5b75da.png?v=1791166728","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018909-secondhand-city-a-story-of-roman-planning-and-construction","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}