Description
Seven captivating manuscripts in one book:
Sumerians: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Sumerian History, Sumerian Mythology and the Mesopotamian Empire of the Sumer Civilization
Gilgamesh: A Captivating Guide to Gilgamesh the King and the Epic of Gilgamesh
Ur: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Important Sumerian City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia
Assyrian History: A Captivating Guide to the Assyrians and Their Powerful Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia
Babylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian Mythology and the Legacy of Babylonia
Hammurabi: A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi
The Persian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the History of Persia, Starting from the Ancient Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanian Empires to the Safavid, Afsharid, and Qajar Dynasties
Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:
The Ancient Sumerians In a Nutshell
The Social Structure of Ancient Sumerians
The Religion and Mythology of Ancient Sumerians
The Sumerian Kingdoms Chronology
The Everyday Life of Ancient Sumerians
And much, much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:
The History of the Epic
All Eleven Tablets
Sumerian Poems About Gilgamesh
And much, much more!
In part 3 of this book, you will:
Get a sense of how Ur came to existence, how it grew, reached its zenith, fell, re-rose, and ultimately perished until it reemerged a little over a century and a half ago
Learn of its history, laden with wars, trade, divine worship, political corruption, and entertainment
And much, much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 4 of this book include:
The Assyrians Arrive in Mesopotamia: The Early Assyrian Period
The Birth of a Civilization: The Old Assyrian Empire to the Middle Assyrian Empire
The Beginning of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Imperial Expansion and the Golden Age of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
The Fall of the Empire
Assyrian Government
And much, much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 5 of this book include:
The Land of the Babylonians
Life, Culture, and Gender Roles Throughout the Years
Where Superstition Met Science
Babylonia Before the Babylonians
The Amorite Dynasty or the First Babylonians
The First Fall of Babylon and the Rise of the Kassites
Assyrian Domination and Rule, 911-619 BCE
And much, much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 6 of this book include:
Babylon Before Hammurabi: Position of the City in Mesopotamia, Early Rulers
Rise of Hammurabi: Wars and Achievements Chronology of Hammurabi
Hammurabi’s Character: Physical Appearance, Relations with Other Rulers, Glimpses of His Personality
The Code of Hammurabi and Early Mesopotamian Law
And much, much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 7 of this book include:
Who Are the Persians? The History of Human Population in Iran
The Birth of the Achaemenid Empire: The Rise and Reign of Cyrus the Great
The Glory of the Achaemenid Empire: Cambyses & Darius
And much, much more!
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