Assyria The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Basic Books
Fr. 64.90
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
04.04.2023
Verlag
Basic BooksSeitenzahl
528
Maße (L/B/H)
23.9/16.1/4.2 cm
Gewicht
772 g
Farbe
Anthrazit
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-5416-7440-0
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires.
"Truly extraordinary." -Times (London)
At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history.
Assyria's wide-ranging conquests have long been known from the Hebrew Bible and later Greek accounts. But nearly two centuries of research now permit a rich picture of the Assyrians and their empire beyond the battlefield: their vast libraries and monumental sculptures, their elaborate trade and information networks, and the crucial role played by royal women.
Although Assyria was crushed by rising powers in the late seventh century BCE, its legacy endured from the Babylonian and Persian empires to Rome and beyond. Assyria is a stunning and authoritative account of a civilization essential to understanding the ancient world and our own.
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