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No city wall? And the city was destroyed by the none-too-neighborly neighbors? Call 60 minutes!

My first bumping into Lagash was in the dictionary of archaeology Penguin (at least used to) publish. Gudea of Lagash is an old favorite.

2 posted on 10/23/2022 12:03:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)

To: SunkenCiv

As I recall Venice was also built in a marsh for defensive reasons and had no walls.

Of course when the marsh disappears, so does your defense.

6 posted on 10/23/2022 12:14:01 PM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)

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