Mesopotamia: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Mesopotamian History and Civilizations, Including the Sumerians and Sumerian Mythology, Gilgamesh, Ur, Ass - Hardcover

by Captivating History (Author)

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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