Ancient City Chronicle: The Rise and Fall of Lost Civilizations: The Rise and Fall of Lost Civilizations

Author: Qian Dong
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Nearly 2,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption buried the small Italian city of Pompeii under 6 meters of volcanic ash. Centuries later, Pompeii was unearthed, and the scene remained almost unchanged—it can be called a miracle. The daily lives of the city's residents and the situation during the disaster were vividly preserved. In 1919, Spaniards entered the Baja California Canyon and discovered a vast lagoon with boats constantly moving on the water. At its center stood a brilliant, snow-white city—the magnificent capital of the Aztec Empire. Pharaoh Akhenaten ordered that the entire nation worship only the sun god, marking a glorious moment in Egyptian history. However, the former deities took revenge on him; after Akhenaten's death, the priests buried Amarna under a vast expanse of cement. In the early 19th century, a headless statue was unearthed in Syria, followed by a series of astonishing discoveries—first a palace and several temples, and then the entire long-buried city was brought back to light.