Durirg th" last decades anew trend in historical research is appa~rent. This new trend has three dimensions: a). The increasing preference for quantitative methods and methods of rigerous thinking; b) thegrowing interest in mu1tidisciplianary problematique; c) the extensionof the research field, to embrace aspects of every day life and actualissue~. Development of cities is for instance, one of the en yogue etxensive historical research domains. in the light of these observations theunderlying study is very much worth reviewing. 

Durirg th" last decades anew trend in historical research is appa~ rent. This new trend has three dimensions: a). The increasing preference for quantitative methods and methods of rigerous thinking; b) the growing interest in mu1tidisciplianary problematique; c) the extension of the research field, to embrace aspects of every day life and actual issue~. Development of cities is for instance, one of the en yogue etxen sive historical research domains. in the light of these observations the underlying study is very much worth reviewing.