A Short History of Babylon
Published on 20. February 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-83860-170-6 (ISBN)
Description
Much of our perception of Babylon in the West is filtered through the poignant echoes of loss and longing that resonate in the Hebrew Bible. The lamenting exiles of Judah craved a return to their lost homeland after the sack of Jerusalem in 587 BC and their forcible removal by Nebuchadnezzar to the alien floodlands of the Euphrates. But to see Babylon only as an adjunct to Old Testament history is misleading. A Short History of Babylon explores the ever-changing city that shaped world history for two millennia.
Reviews / Votes
Radner begins with amusing anecdotes about the hedonistic connotations of Babylon today and then launches into a history of the city from earliest times to the Roman Empire in this scholarly yet easily readable volume, which includes a time line ... There are illustrations in color and black-and-white, maps, and excerpts from primary sources. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels. * CHOICE * In an easily readable style, R. relates Babylon's history. * SOTS: The Society for Old Testament Study Book List *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
40 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
342 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83860-170-6 (9781838601706)
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Karen Radner
A Short History of Babylon
E-Book
02/2020
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€17.49
Available for download
Karen Radner
A Short History of Babylon
E-Book
02/2020
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€17.49
Available for download
Person
Karen Radner is Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Ancient Near Middle East & Honorary Professor of Ancient Near Eastern History, University College London.
Content
Timeline
List of figure captions
Introduction
Ch.1 Babylon in time and space
Ch.2 Babylon's loss and rediscovery
Ch.3 Capital: Hammurabi's Babylon
Ch.4. Font of knowledge: Burnaburias's Babylon
Ch.5 Linking Heaven and Earth: Marduk's Babylon
Ch.6 Negotiating Power: Babylon and the Assyrians
Ch.7 Megacity: Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Ch.8 Clipped Wings: Babylon and the Persians
Ch.9 Slow Fade: Babylon after Alexander the Great
Notes
Bibliography
Index
List of figure captions
Introduction
Ch.1 Babylon in time and space
Ch.2 Babylon's loss and rediscovery
Ch.3 Capital: Hammurabi's Babylon
Ch.4. Font of knowledge: Burnaburias's Babylon
Ch.5 Linking Heaven and Earth: Marduk's Babylon
Ch.6 Negotiating Power: Babylon and the Assyrians
Ch.7 Megacity: Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Ch.8 Clipped Wings: Babylon and the Persians
Ch.9 Slow Fade: Babylon after Alexander the Great
Notes
Bibliography
Index