City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

The Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator takes young readers through the building of an imaginary city in Ancient Rome.

In City, David Macaulay introduces readers to the fascinating world of Ancient Roman architecture and engineering, combining straightforward text and black and white illustrations to tell the story of a city's creation. While the Roman city of Verbonia is imaginary, its planning and construction are based on those of the hundreds of Roman cities founded between...