{"product_id":"ancient-iraq-isbn-9780140125238","title":"Ancient Iraq","description":"Newly revised and containing information from recent excavations and discovered artifacts, \u003ci\u003eAncient Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e covers the political, cultural, and socio-economic history from Mesopotamia days of prehistory to the Christian era.List of Plates\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps\u003cbr\u003eForeword to the Third Edition\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Geographical Setting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Twin Rivers\u003cbr\u003eRegional Variations\u003cbr\u003eTrade Routes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. In Search of the Past\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Buried Cities of Iraq\u003cbr\u003eDating the Past\u003cbr\u003eArchaeological Research in Iraq\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. From Cave to Farm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePalaeolithic\u003cbr\u003eMesolithic\u003cbr\u003eNeolithic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. From Village to City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hassuna Period\u003cbr\u003eThe Samarra Period\u003cbr\u003eThe Halaf Period\u003cbr\u003eThe Ubaid Period\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Birth of a Civilization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Uruk Period\u003cbr\u003eThe Jemdat Nasr Period\u003cbr\u003eThe Sumerian Problem\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Gods of Sumer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sumerian Pantheon\u003cbr\u003eTales of Creation\u003cbr\u003eLife, Death and Destiny\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. An Age of Heroes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 'Adam' to the Deluge\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Flood\u003cbr\u003eDynasties of Supermen\u003cbr\u003eThe Story of Gilgamesh\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Early Dynastic Period\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Archaeological Context\u003cbr\u003eThe Sumerian City-states\u003cbr\u003eEarly Sumerian Rulers\u003cbr\u003eOutline of History\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. The Akkadians\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Semites\u003cbr\u003eSargon of Akkad\u003cbr\u003eThe Akkadian Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. The Great Kingdom of Ur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUr-Nammu and Gudea\u003cbr\u003eShulgi, Amar-Sin and the Sumerian Empire\u003cbr\u003eThe Fall of Ur\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. The Amorites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsin, Larsa and Babylon\u003cbr\u003eEshnunna and Assur\u003cbr\u003eMari and the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Hammurabi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Statesman\u003cbr\u003eThe Lawgiver\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. In the Days of Hammurabi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe God in his Temple\u003cbr\u003eThe King in his Palace\u003cbr\u003eThe Citizen in his House\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. New Peoples\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Indo-Europeans\u003cbr\u003eAsia Minor and the Hittites\u003cbr\u003eHurrians and Mitannians\u003cbr\u003eSyria and Egypt\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. The Kassites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHammurabi's Successors\u003cbr\u003eIraq under Kassite Rule\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. Kassites, Assyrians and the Oriental Powers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEgypt versus Mitanni\u003cbr\u003eThe Time of Suppiluliumas\u003cbr\u003eAssur and Susa versus Babylon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. The Time of Confusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsraelites and Phoenicians\u003cbr\u003eThe Neo-Hittites\u003cbr\u003eThe Aramaeans\u003cbr\u003eThe Dark Age of Mesopotamia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. The Rise of Assyria\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenesis of an Empire\u003cbr\u003eAshurnasirpal\u003cbr\u003eShalmaneser III\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19. The Assyrian Empire\/b\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003eAssyrian Eclipse\u003cbr\u003eTiglathpileser III\u003cbr\u003eSargon II\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20. The House of Sargon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSennacherib\u003cbr\u003eEsarhaddon\u003cbr\u003eAshurbanipal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21. The Glory of Assyria\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Assyrian State\u003cbr\u003eThe Assyrian Army\u003cbr\u003eAssyrian Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22. The Scribes of Nineveh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMesopotamian Science\u003cbr\u003eMathematics and Astronomy\u003cbr\u003eMedicine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23. The Chaldaean Kings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fall of Nineveh\u003cbr\u003eNebuchadrezzar\u003cbr\u003eThe Fall of Babylon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24. The Splendour of Babylon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBabylon, the Great City\u003cbr\u003eThe New Year Festival\u003cbr\u003eEconomic Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25. Death of a Civilization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Achaemenian Period\u003cbr\u003eThe Hellenistic Period\u003cbr\u003eThe Parthian Period\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eBibliography and Notes\u003cbr\u003eChronological Tables\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorges Roux \u003c\/b\u003ewas a French writer born in Salon-de-Provence in 1914. The son of an army officer, he lived for 12 years with his parents in Syria and Lebanon before returning to study medicine at the University of Paris, graduating in 1941. While practicing medicine he also pursued oriental studies at the École des Hautes Études. In 1950 he became a medical officer for the Iraq Petroleum Company, staying for two years in Qatar and seven in Iraq. Between 1956 and 1960 he wrote for the IPC's widely read journal, the articles of which eventually became \u003ci\u003eAncient Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e, the authoritative work on political, cultural, and socioeconomic history from Mesopotamia days of prehistory to the Christian era. First published in English in 1964, the work has also been translated into French, Arabic, Spanish, and Polish.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299750138085,"sku":"NP9780140125238","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140125238.jpg?v=1767721545","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ancient-iraq-isbn-9780140125238","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}