Mesopotamia situated roughly where iraq is today was one of the greatest ancient civilizations it was here that the very first cities were created and where the familiar sights of modern urban life public buildings and gardens places of worship even streets and pavements were originally invented. Situated in an area roughly corresponding to present day iraq mesopotamia is one of the great ancient civilizations though it is still relatively unknown yet over 7000 years ago in mesopotamia the very first cities were created. Mesopotamia situated roughly where iraq is today was one of the greatest ancient civilizations it was here that the very first cities were created and where the familiar sights of modern urban life public buildings and gardens places of worship even streets and pavements were originally invented. Mesopotamia the invention of the city author leick gwendolyn publisher penguin books publication date 2003 buy this book 1097 plus shipping dollar1712 free shipping worldwide by purchasing books through this website you support our non profit organization ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book