List of illustrations
Note on translations
Acknowledgments
1 Archaeology and environment
2 The beginning of cities, 3600-2900 BCE
3 The Early Dynastic period, 2900-2340 BCE
4 The Akkadian empire, 2334-2112 BCE
5 The Third Dynasty of Ur, 2112-2026 BCE
6 The old Assyrian colonies, 1950-1740 BCE
7. The Old Babylonian period, 2017-1595 BCE
8. The Late Bronze Age, 1595-1155 BCE
9. The Neo-Assyrian empire, 972-612 BCE
10. The Neo-Babylonian empire, 612-539 BCE
Chronology
References
Further reading
Index
Amanda H. Podany is Professor and Chair of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is the author of the award-winning book Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East as well as a number of other books and articles on topics in ancient Near Eastern history.
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