Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire - Couverture souple

Frahm, Eckart

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ISBN 10 : 1541605152 ISBN 13 : 9781541605152

Editeur : Basic Books, 2024

Synopsis

A “sweeping, delightfully readable” (Wall Street Journal) new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires

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.

In Assyria, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of the Assyrian empire 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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À propos de l'auteur

Eckart Frahm is professor of Assyriology in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale. One of the world’s foremost experts on the Assyrian Empire, he is the author or coauthor of seven books on ancient Mesopotamian history and culture. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1541605152
• ISBN 13: 9781541605152
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544
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