TY - BOOK AU - Bancroft-Hunt,Norman TI - Historical atlas of ancient Mesopotamia SN - 0816057303 AV - G 2251 .S1 B3 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Checkmark Books KW - Iraq KW - Historical geography KW - Maps KW - History KW - Antiquities N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -