Mesopotamia - by Captivating History (Hardcover)

About the Book

The Ancient Sumerians In a Nutshell
The History of the Epic
Get a sense of how Ur came to existence, how it grew, reached its zenith, fell, re-rose, and ultimately perished until it
The Assyrians Arrive in Mesopotamia: The Early Assyrian Period
The Land of the Babylonians
Who Are the Persians? The History of Human Population in Iran

Book Synopsis

If you want to discover the remarkable history of Mesopotamia, then keep reading...

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!

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