Title: The age of empires : Mesopotamia in the first millennium BC
Abstract:Introduction 1 The world of the peoples of Mesopotamia Places and peoples The rediscovery of the 'Assyrians' The evolution of Mesopotamian historiography 2 Political history of the Assyrian empire (93...Introduction 1 The world of the peoples of Mesopotamia Places and peoples The rediscovery of the 'Assyrians' The evolution of Mesopotamian historiography 2 Political history of the Assyrian empire (934-610 BC) The first expansion (934-827) Crisis and refoundation (823-727) The Sargonid empire (721-610) Document One of Ashurnasirpal's campaigns in the east of Anatolia in 865 3 Control of the imperial territory Military organisation At the hub of the empire The provinces Document Extract from the Census of Harran 4 The centre of Assyrian government The king of Assyria The exercise of royal power Where the power lay Documents The king of Assyria and his servitors: letter from the exorcist Adad-in the neo-Babylonian period Social and economic strata Economic activities Management of the large organisations Documents The life of Babylonian notables: Lurindu's marriage Land management: leasing contract 7 Religion and culture in Babylonia in the first millennium BC The pantheon and religious concepts How religion was organised Babylon, cultural capital Document An extract from the IVth tablet of the Epic of Erra 8 Achaemenid Babylonia (539-331 BC) A central province of the Persian empire A reserve of soldiers Tribute and intermediaries Document Financial activities in the Achaemenid era: leasing a royal tax 9 From the Seleucids to the Parthians (331 BC - AD 75) The evolution of the satrapy of Babylonia Socio-economic realities The slow end of a civilisation Document Religious activities in the Seleucid period: renting a prebend Conclusion Political chronology Glossary Bibliography Sources of texts quoted Index.Read More
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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