Why people recommend it
Peter Connolly's historical work The Ancient City reconstructs the daily life, architecture, and governance of early civilizations and prehistoric communities. The book serves as a fascinating resource for thinkers interested in the origins of human society and the evolution of social structures. On Modern Wisdom, Marc Andreessen recommended the book while examining how early human tribes and prehistoric civilizations lived, organized themselves, and functioned collectively. Andreessen also brought up The Ancient City during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, using the text to illustrate his perspective on the structure of early societies. He remarked during the conversation that the original form of civilization described in the book operated essentially as a tightly controlled fascist communist cult. These podcast discussions highlight how the book provides readers with a vivid window into the distant past, challenging modern assumptions about how human communities first banded together, established order, and developed the earliest foundations of governance and collective living long before the dawn of modern recorded history.
Who recommended it
- Marc Andreessen Recommended
Marc Andreessen — 2 mentions
“great book called the ancient city that goes back and reconstructs basically like pre basically prehistoric civilization like what it was like”
“there's this great book um called the ancient city that goes through this and it talks about how the original form of civilization was basically it was a fascist communist cult”