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History, Ancient.
Assyria -- History.
Assyria -- Antiquities.
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Frahm, Eckart.
History, Ancient.
Assyria -- History.
Assyria -- Antiquities.
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Assyria
: the
rise
and
fall
of the
world
's
first
empire
/ Eckart Frahm.
by
Frahm, Eckart.
Basic Books, 2023.
Call #:
935.03 F811a
Subjects
History, Ancient.
Assyria
-- History.
Assyria
-- Antiquities.
ISBN:
9781541674400 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xvii, 509 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-488) and index.
Summary:
"In
Assyria
, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of one of the ancient
world
's most accomplished civilizations, the Assyrian
Empire
. Tracing its origins to a minor city state in present-day Iraq,
Assyria
at its height, around 660 BCE, stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf, the
first
empire
the
world
had seen. Breath-taking, belligerent conquest--epitomized in the motto of the seventh-century king Esarhaddon, "Before me, cities; behind me, ruins"--fuelled much of
Assyria
's growth. But as their power increased, the Assyrians accomplished stunning achievements off the battlefield, too, commissioning the
world
's
first
universal library, creating monumental sculpture, and building an elaborate "Royal Road" throughout the
empire
that allowed the Assyrian metropole, Ashur, to stay in regular contact with its provinces. For three centuries,
Assyria
reigned preeminent before it suddenly collapsed in 609 BCE, destroyed by the combined armies of the Babylonians and the Medes. Drawing on deep research into Assyrian archaeology, art, and literature, Frahm reveals the enduring influence of
Assyria
in
world
history. The
empire
established a long tradition of war-prone, multi-ethnic conqueror-states, organized into separate provinces and geared towards moving resources on a massive scale from the periphery to the political center. The government of
Assyria
served,
first
directly and then indirectly, as a model for future Eurasian empires, from the Babylonian and Persian Empires of antiquity to the Abbasid and Ottoman caliphates of the Islamic period. And its impact extended far beyond politics. For instance, one of the main roots of Israelite monotheism -- from which Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all emerged -- was the traumatic encounter of the Israelites and Judeans with the autocratic rulers of
Assyria
. While
Assyria
ultimately fell rapidly within the span of only a decade, the
empire
left behind a centuries-long legacy that transformed global civilization. An utterly definitive history, this is the breathtaking story of
Assyria
, told as never before. It will completely reshape our understanding of the ancient
world
."--From publisher.
Eckart Frahm is professor of Assyriology in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale. One of the world’s foremost experts on the Assyrian
Empire
, he is the author or coauthor of six books on ancient Mesopotamian history and culture. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
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