A history of Babylon from the foundation of the monarchy to the Persian conquest
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
20.05.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
418
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/2,5 cm
Gewicht
587 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-309-7
Between myth and monument lies a real city: Babylon, measured in kings, campaigns, and clay tablets. Leonard W. King traces its long arc with a scholar's eye and a storyteller's restraint. Babylon rises, rules, and falls. Written as an ancient history monograph and enduring academic history reference, this volume offers a complete Babylon history from Babylonian monarchy origins through the great stretches of Babylonian empire history and on to the Persian conquest of Babylon. King, a leading voice in Assyriology and cuneiform studies, draws on the evidence that survives where legend often takes over: inscriptions, chronicles, and the hard-won timelines of ancient Babylonia Mesopotamia. The result is a clear guide to Mesopotamian dynasties and kings, set within the wider currents of ancient Near East history, and attentive to the political and cultural forces that made Babylon a name that still echoes. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. It belongs on the shelf of Near Eastern studies students as readily as it serves archaeology and history researchers, and it also rewards the curious reader who wants a grounded, readable account of one of antiquity's defining powers.
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