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City of Babylon : A History, C. 2000 BC - AD 116 by Stephanie Dalley (2021, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101316501779

ISBN-139781316501771

eBay Product ID (ePID)10050400620

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameCity of Babylon : a History, C. 2000 BC-Ad 116

LanguageEnglish

SubjectArchaeology, Asia / General

Publication Year2021

TypeTextbook

AuthorStephanie Dalley

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.7 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2021-002364

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Reviews'... this detailed history, drawing on fascinating ancient texts and the archaeology of the site, is valuable reading for anyone wanting to get to grips with ancient Babylon.' Lucia Marchini, Minerva Magazine

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal935.5

Table Of ContentPreface; List of illustrations and maps; Timeline; Chart of ancient languages; 1. Land and peoples: an introduction; 2. Discoveries and excavations; 3. First kings, to the great rebellion c.1894-1732; 4. Law, education, literature: the path to supremacy; 5. From the great rebellion to the end of the first dynasty c.1732-1592; 6. The next 6 centuries: Kassite, Sealander, and Elamite kings: c.1593-979; 7. In the shadow of Assyria 978-625; 8. Independence under soldier-kings, from Nabopolassar to Nebuchadnezzar II 625-562; 9. Nabonidus, Cyrus II The great, and Cambyses 556-522; 10. Part I from Darius I to Darius III 521-331; Part II Alexander III of Macedon, The Great, and Civil War 331-c.129; Part III Seleucus I to the first parthian conquest; 11. First parthian conquest 141 BC to the visit of trajan in AD 116; Appendix. Genesis 14:1-16 and possible links with foreign rulers early in the reign of Hammurabi; Bibliography; Index.

SynopsisOne of the world's leading authorities offers an accessible and up-to-date account of a great civilisation, the city of Babylon. It lay at the heart of the empires of Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander and played a crucial role in the origins of written myth, legends, law and astronomy., The 2000-year story of Babylon sees it moving from a city-state to the centre of a great empire of the ancient world. It remained a centre of kingship under the empires of Assyria, Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, Alexander the Great, the Seleucids and the Parthians. Its city walls were declared to be a Wonder of the World while its ziggurat won fame as the Tower of Babel. Visitors to Berlin can admire its Ishtar Gate, and the supposed location of its elusive Hanging Garden is explained. Worship of its patron god Marduk spread widely while its well-trained scholars communicated legal, administrative and literary works throughout the ancient world, some of which provide a backdrop to Old Testament and Hittite texts. Its science also laid the foundations for Greek and Arab astronomy through a millennium of continuous astronomical observations. This accessible and up-to-date account is by one of the world's leading authorities.

LC Classification NumberDS70.5.B3D33 2021