Historical atlas of ancient Mesopotamia / Norman Bancroft Hunt.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Checkmark Books, 2004.Description: 190 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0816057303
  • 9780816057306
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • G 2251 .S1 B3 2004
Contents:
First farmers -- Sumeria, the early empires -- Sargon and the empire of Akkad -- Old Babylonia, 1900-1100 B.C. -- Hittite invasions, 1600-1300 B.C. -- Kassites, Elamites, Mitanni-Struggle for domination, 1570-1157 B.C. -- Assyrian empire, 1420-609 B.C. -- Chaldea: Neo Babylonia, 612-539 B.C. -- First Persian empire, 539-312 B.C. -- Parthia, c250 B.C.-A.D. 224 -- Sassanian empire, A.D. 224-651 -- Conclusion -- Mesopotamian legacy -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: Presents an historical atlas of Ancient Mesopotamia containing detailed maps, photographs, and illustrations on the political and social development of the empires of Sumeria, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria, Persia, and others, and describes the Hittite invasions and the rise of Islam.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

First farmers -- Sumeria, the early empires -- Sargon and the empire of Akkad -- Old Babylonia, 1900-1100 B.C. -- Hittite invasions, 1600-1300 B.C. -- Kassites, Elamites, Mitanni-Struggle for domination, 1570-1157 B.C. -- Assyrian empire, 1420-609 B.C. -- Chaldea: Neo Babylonia, 612-539 B.C. -- First Persian empire, 539-312 B.C. -- Parthia, c250 B.C.-A.D. 224 -- Sassanian empire, A.D. 224-651 -- Conclusion -- Mesopotamian legacy -- Glossary -- Index.

Presents an historical atlas of Ancient Mesopotamia containing detailed maps, photographs, and illustrations on the political and social development of the empires of Sumeria, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria, Persia, and others, and describes the Hittite invasions and the rise of Islam.

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