
Ancient Assyria
A Very Short Introduction
Karen Radner(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 26. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-19-871590-0 (ISBN)
Description
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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Reviews / Votes
Introductory, readable, no footnotes. Excellent for the general reader seeking a starting point. * Ancient East & West * The ideas and the analyses are combined in a highly readable way, making this "pocket-sized" book a perfect source for the non-professional reader who is interested in one subject or another and wants to become familiar quickly with a certain subject. * Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, Horatiu Cocis *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Approx 10 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 174 mm
Width: 113 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
126 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-871590-0 (9780198715900)
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Person
Karen Radner is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern History at University College London. Her research concentrates on the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Her books include State Correspondence in the Ancient World: From New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire (OUP 2014) and, edited with E. Robson, The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture (OUP 2011).
Content
Introduction ; 1. Introducing Assyria ; 2. Assyrian places ; 3. Assyrians at home ; 4. Assyrians abroad ; 5. Foreigners in Assyria ; 6. Assyrian world domination ; Chronology ; Glossary ; References ; Further reading ; Index