Description
Product ID: | 9780140125238 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Ancient Iraq |
Authors: | Author: Georges Roux |
Page Count: | 576 |
Subjects: | Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, Ancient history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Iraq |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Presents an introduction to the history of ancient Mesopotamia and its civilizations, incorporating archaeological and historical finds up to 1992. 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. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 1992-08-27 |