Creating Capitals

1: Creating Capitals - Approaches, Perspectives, and Methodology
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Classifying Cities
1.3 Capital Creation as a Form of Statecraft
1.4 Capital Creation and the Study of Empires
1.5 Methodology
2: Assyria and A..ur
2.1 Choosing Assyria
2.2 A..ur, the Traditional Capital of Assyria
3: K.r-Tukult.-Ninurta - Capital Creation in the Middle Assyrian Empire
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Setting the Stage - Historical Overview of Middle Assyria
3.3 Why - Building a Capital, Building an Empire
3.4 How - The Realization of a New Capital
3.5 What - The Function and 'Demise' of K.r-Tukult.-Ninurta
4: Kal.u - The First New Neo Assyrian Capital
4.1 Introduction
4.2 From Decline to Empire - Political History of the Early Neo Assyrian State
4.3 Why - The Case of a New(?) Foundation
4.4 How - The Construction and Opening Festival of Kal.u
4.5 What - City Design and Function of Kal.u
4.6 Concluding Remarks on the Creation of Kal.u
5: Dur-.arruk.n - A Short-lived Capital
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Paving the Way - from Decline to Tiglath-Pileser III
5.3 The History of the Sargonic Period
5.4 Why - An attempt of Imperial Consolidation
5.5 How - Building Dur-.arruk.n
5.6 What - Urban Design of Dur-.arruk.n
5.7 What - The Citadels
5.8 What - Conclusions
6: Nineveh - The Largest Capital of Assyria
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Middle Assyrian Nineveh
6.3 Neo Assyrian Nineveh
6.4 Historical Context
6.5 Why - A capital waiting to happen?
6.6 How
6.7 What - Urban Layout
6.8 What - Citadels
6.9 What - Waters of Nineveh
6.10 What - Conclusions
7: Creating Capitals - Comparative Analysis and Conclusions
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Why - The Reasons Behind Capital Creation in Assyria
7.3 How - The Construction Process of Assyrian Capitals
7.4 What - A Conceptual Challenge
8: Conclusions
8.1 A Model for Assyrian Capital Creation
8.2 Applicability of the Model through History
8.3 Recommendations
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
List of Figures
List of Tables
Appendix 1
Appendix 2