Ancient Assyria : a very short introduction / Karen Radner.

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Radner, Karen, author

Language: English Series: Very Short Introductions ; 424. | Very Short Introductions ; 424.Publication details: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, c2015. Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 136 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cmISBN:

9780198715900

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LOC classification:

DS71 R33 2015

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Introducing Assyria -- 2. Assyrian places -- 3. Assyrians at home -- 4. Assyrians abroad -- 5. Foreigners in Assyria -- 6. Assyrian world domination : pathfinder empire -- Map -- Timeline -- References Further reading -- Index.

Summary: Assyria was one of the most influential kingdoms of the Ancient Near East. In this Very Short Introduction, Karen Radner sketches the history of Assyria from city state to empire, from the early 2nd millennium BC to the end of the 7th century BC. Since the archaeological rediscovery of Assyria in the mid-19th century, its cities have been excavated extensively in Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Israel, with further sites in Iran, Lebanon, and Jordan providing important information. The Assyrian Empire was one of the most geographically vast, socially diverse, multicultural, and multi-ethnic states of the early first millennium BC.Using archaeological records, Radner provides insights into the lives of the inhabitants of the kingdom, highlighting the diversity of human experiences in the Assyrian Empire.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi / Netherlands Institute in Turkey Library	DS71, R33 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Not For Loan		10487

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Assyria was one of the most influential kingdoms of the Ancient Near East. In this Very Short Introduction, Karen Radner sketches the history of Assyria from city state to empire, from the early 2nd millennium BC to the end of the 7th century BC. Since the archaeological rediscovery of Assyria in the mid-19th century, its cities have been excavated extensively in Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Israel, with further sites in Iran, Lebanon, and Jordan providing important information. The Assyrian Empire was one of the most geographically vast, socially diverse, multicultural, and multi-ethnic states of the early first millennium BC.Using archaeological records, Radner provides insights into the lives of the inhabitants of the kingdom, highlighting the diversity of human experiences in the Assyrian Empire.

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