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We found 7 Reddit comments about City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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7 Reddit comments about City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction:

u/Hostilian · 9 pointsr/AskHistorians

Sometime around the time when I was in second grade, my dad got me City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction by David Macaulay. It has a variety of Roman buildings and diverse architecture from the late republican and early imperial era. I highly recommend it as an introduction to classically-roman architecture. Google books has a sample of the first few pages.

Macaulay's other books are excellent as well.

u/K2-P2 · 6 pointsr/oddlysatisfying

If this kinda thing interests you, I highly recommend this [book](https://www.amazon.com/City-Story-Roman-Planning-
Construction/dp/0395349222)

which shows detailed step by step directions how planners laid out and built cities, roads, and plumbing.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/82/f9/55/82f955de762a33149304aab5d7d8d1ff.jpg


which has a PBS special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K7Yds8bWz4

u/miparasito · 2 pointsr/education
u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/pics

Hell Yes!

Unbuilding
City
Underground
Castle
Pyramid
Mill
Cathedral
Mosque

David Macaulay is the MAN. I loved these books when I was a kid love these books!

u/adarias · 2 pointsr/worldbuilding

holy shit, I know it's aimed at 12-year-olds, but how did you miss this one? well-researched, lightly-written and exquisitely drawn, it's basically required reading for anyone interested in both city planning and ancient history.

u/Honglorn · 1 pointr/AskHistorians

They didn't do it for sanitation purposes, but in bath houses they would have the equivalent of hot tubs. Not sure if it was heated to the point of complete decontamination, but it likely had some effect.

Source: http://www.amazon.com/City-Story-Roman-Planning-Construction/dp/0395349222 Great read if you're interested.