Ancient Iraq

Informationen zum Autor Georges Roux (1914-1999) had a remarkable career both as a medical officer in the Middle East and in Europe, and as a writer on the ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent. He spent much of his childhood in Syria and Lebanon, and was educated in Beirut. He worked in the 1950s in Qatar and Iraq before returning to Europe after the 1958 revolution in Iraq. He became head of the international medical department at Glaxo Wellcome (now GSK), retiring in 1980. He was involved for many years in writing Ancient Iraq , which appeared in three editions - the last of these in 1992. Klappentext Newly revised and containing information from recent excavations and discovered artifacts, Ancient Iraq covers the political, cultural, and socio-economic history from Mesopotamia days of prehistory to the Christian era. Zusammenfassung First published in 1964, Ancient Iraq is the classic work on Mesopotamia and the great civilizations that sprung from the region bounded by the Euphrates and Tigris. It remains an invaluable primer for anyone fascinated by the extraordinary ruins and artworks which have emerged from generations of archaeological digs. The book gives a lively, comprehensive account, from the earliest city fragments through the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians through to its decline under Hellenistic rule. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Plates List of Illustrations List of Tables List of Maps Foreword to the Third Edition Introduction to the First Edition 1. The Geographical Setting The Twin Rivers Regional Variations Trade Routes 2. In Search of the Past The Buried Cities of Iraq Dating the Past Archaeological Research in Iraq 3. From Cave to Farm Palaeolithic Mesolithic Neolithic 4. From Village to City The Hassuna Period The Samarra Period The Halaf Period The Ubaid Period 5. Birth of a Civilization The Uruk Period The Jemdat Nasr Period The Sumerian Problem 6. The Gods of Sumer The Sumerian Pantheon Tales of Creation Life! Death and Destiny 7. An Age of Heroes From 'Adam' to the Deluge The Great Flood Dynasties of Supermen The Story of Gilgamesh 8. The Early Dynastic Period The Archaeological Context The Sumerian City-states Early Sumerian Rulers Outline of History 9. The Akkadians The Semites Sargon of Akkad The Akkadian Empire 10. The Great Kingdom of Ur Ur-Nammu and Gudea Shulgi! Amar-Sin and the Sumerian Empire The Fall of Ur 11. The Amorites Isin! Larsa and Babylon Eshnunna and Assur Mari and the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia 12. Hammurabi The Statesman The Lawgiver 13. In the Days of Hammurabi The God in his Temple The King in his Palace The Citizen in his House 14. New Peoples The Indo-Europeans Asia Minor and the Hittites Hurrians and Mitannians Syria and Egypt 15. The Kassites Hammurabi's Successors Iraq under Kassite Rule 16. Kassites! Assyrians and the Oriental Powers Egypt versus Mitanni The Time of Suppiluliumas Assur and Susa versus Babylon 17. The Time of Confusion Israelites and Phoenicians The Neo-Hittites The Aramaeans The Dark Age of Mesopotamia 18. The Rise of Assyria Genesis of an Empire Ashurnasirpal Shalmaneser III 19. The Assyrian Empire/b> Assyrian Eclipse Tiglathpileser III Sargon II 20. The House of Sargon Sennacherib Esarhaddon Ashurbanipal 21. The Glory of Assyria The Assyrian State The Assyrian Army Assyrian Arts 22. The Scribes of Nineveh...

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Georges Roux (1914-1999) had a remarkable career both as a medical officer in the Middle East and in Europe, and as a writer on the ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent. He spent much of his childhood in Syria and Lebanon, and was educated in Beirut. He worked in the 1950s in Qatar and Iraq before returning to Europe after the 1958 revolution in Iraq. He became head of the international medical department at Glaxo Wellcome (now GSK), retiring in 1980. He was involved for many years in writing Ancient Iraq, which appeared in three editions - the last of these in 1992.

Klappentext

Newly revised and containing information from recent excavations and discovered artifacts, Ancient Iraq covers the political, cultural, and socio-economic history from Mesopotamia days of prehistory to the Christian era.

Zusammenfassung
First published in 1964, Ancient Iraq is the classic work on Mesopotamia and the great civilizations that sprung from the region bounded by the Euphrates and Tigris. It remains an invaluable primer for anyone fascinated by the extraordinary ruins and artworks which have emerged from generations of archaeological digs. The book gives a lively, comprehensive account, from the earliest city fragments through the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians through to its decline under Hellenistic rule.

Inhalt
List of Plates
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Maps
Foreword to the Third Edition
Introduction to the First Edition
1. The Geographical Setting
The Twin Rivers
Regional Variations
Trade Routes

2. In Search of the Past
The Buried Cities of Iraq
Dating the Past
Archaeological Research in Iraq

3. From Cave to Farm
Palaeolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic

4. From Village to City
The Hassuna Period
The Samarra Period
The Halaf Period
The Ubaid Period

5. Birth of a Civilization
The Uruk Period
The Jemdat Nasr Period
The Sumerian Problem

6. The Gods of Sumer
The Sumerian Pantheon
Tales of Creation
Life, Death and Destiny

7. An Age of Heroes
From 'Adam' to the Deluge
The Great Flood
Dynasties of Supermen
The Story of Gilgamesh

8. The Early Dynastic Period
The Archaeological Context
The Sumerian City-states
Early Sumerian Rulers
Outline of History

9. The Akkadians
The Semites
Sargon of Akkad
The Akkadian Empire

10. The Great Kingdom of Ur
Ur-Nammu and Gudea
Shulgi, Amar-Sin and the Sumerian Empire
The Fall of Ur

11. The Amorites
Isin, Larsa and Babylon
Eshnunna and Assur
Mari and the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia

12. Hammurabi
The Statesman
The Lawgiver

13. In the Days of Hammurabi
The God in his Temple
The King in his Palace
The Citizen in his House

14. New Peoples
The Indo-Europeans
Asia Minor and the Hittites
Hurrians and Mitannians
Syria and Egypt

15. The Kassites
Hammurabi's Successors
Iraq under Kassite Rule

16. Kassites, Assyrians and the Oriental Powers
Egypt versus Mitanni
The Time of Suppiluliumas
Assur and Susa versus Babylon

17. The Time of Confusion
Israelites and Phoenicians
The Neo-Hittites
The Aramaeans
The Dark Age of Mesopotamia

18. The Rise of Assyria
Genesis of an Empire
Ashurnasirpal
Shalmaneser III

**19. The Assyrian Empire/b>
Assyrian Eclipse
Tiglathpileser III
Sargon II

20. The House of Sargon
Sennacherib
Esarhaddon
Ashurbanipal

21. The Glory of Assyria
The Assyrian State
The Assyrian Army
Assyrian Arts

22. The Scribes of Nineveh
Mesopotamian Science
Mathematics and Astronomy
Medicine

23. The Chaldaean Kings
The Fall of Nineveh
Nebuchadrezzar
The Fall of Babylon

24. The Splendour of Babylon
Babylon, the Great City
The New Year Festival
Economic Life

25. Death of a Civilization
The Achaemenian Period
The Hellenistic Period
The Parthian Period

Epilogue
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography and Notes
Chronological Tables
Maps
Index