"For the man of antiquity, the image of the city expressed a supreme reality. Particularly for Greek thought, the clearly ordered, limited area was more highly appreciated than unpatterned limitlessness. It pictured even the totality of existence not as an endless All, but as cosmos, the beautifully shaped and controlled universe. For the Greek, then, the city was more than endless masses of land and people. The city, with her environs, her various buildings grouped harmoniously within the clear-cut borders of her walls; busy, flourishing stronghold regulated by a wise and just government — this image symbolized the goal of all Christian striving, redeemed existence."
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