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<blockquote data-quote="Starfox" data-source="post: 7757358" data-attributes="member: 2303"><p>Museums might over-emphasize this piece of history. Partly because towns and guild became very important later, partly because this fits a marxist view of history that is still in vogue in Europe.</p><p></p><p>During the dark ages cities were basically artifacts of Roman times. The roman city was a center of administration and power. It didn't really serve the rural communities around it, it governed those communities and was a safe haven to take refuge in in times of crisis.</p><p></p><p>Around the year 1,000 market towns, that had craftsmen that actually catered to the needs of the surrounding rural areas became common, and this is the ancestor of the modern industrial city. Not merely a place of power, but just as much a provider of goods and services.</p><p></p><p>Don't read this to say ancient cities did not have industry (they did), but it was not their core function. Such industries generally catered to the military and made luxuries for the elite.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starfox, post: 7757358, member: 2303"] Museums might over-emphasize this piece of history. Partly because towns and guild became very important later, partly because this fits a marxist view of history that is still in vogue in Europe. During the dark ages cities were basically artifacts of Roman times. The roman city was a center of administration and power. It didn't really serve the rural communities around it, it governed those communities and was a safe haven to take refuge in in times of crisis. Around the year 1,000 market towns, that had craftsmen that actually catered to the needs of the surrounding rural areas became common, and this is the ancestor of the modern industrial city. Not merely a place of power, but just as much a provider of goods and services. Don't read this to say ancient cities did not have industry (they did), but it was not their core function. Such industries generally catered to the military and made luxuries for the elite. [/QUOTE]
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