{"product_id":"the-city-of-babylon-a-history-c-2000-bc-ad-116-paperback-9781316501771","title":"The City of Babylon; A History, c. 2000 BC – AD 116 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316501771","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe City of Babylon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History, c. 2000 BC – AD 116\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAccessible and authoritative account of Babylon the city at the heart of one of the world's great civilisations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephanie Dalley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316501771, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 July 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e396 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.78 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An excellent work … Highly recommended.' S. M. Burstein, Choice Magazine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 2000-year story of Babylon sees it moving from a city-state to the centre of a great empire of the ancient world. It remained a centre of kingship under the empires of Assyria, Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, Alexander the Great, the Seleucids and the Parthians. Its city walls were declared to be a Wonder of the World while its ziggurat won fame as the Tower of Babel. Visitors to  Berlin can admire its Ishtar Gate, and the supposed location of its elusive Hanging Garden is explained. Worship of its patron god Marduk spread widely while its well-trained scholars communicated legal, administrative and literary works throughout the ancient world, some of which provide a backdrop to Old Testament and Hittite texts. Its science also laid the foundations for Greek and Arab astronomy through a millennium of continuous astronomical observations. This accessible and up-to-date account is by one of the world's leading authorities.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations and maps\u003cbr\u003e Timeline\u003cbr\u003e Chart of ancient languages\u003cbr\u003e 1. Land and peoples: an introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Discoveries and excavations\u003cbr\u003e 3. First kings, to the great rebellion c.1894-1732\u003cbr\u003e 4. Law, education, literature: the path to supremacy\u003cbr\u003e 5. From the great rebellion to the end of the first dynasty c.1732-1592\u003cbr\u003e 6. The next 6 centuries: Kassite, Sealander, and Elamite kings: c.1593-979\u003cbr\u003e 7. In the shadow of Assyria 978-625\u003cbr\u003e 8. Independence under soldier-kings, from Nabopolassar to Nebuchadnezzar II 625-562\u003cbr\u003e 9. Nabonidus, Cyrus II The great, and Cambyses 556-522\u003cbr\u003e 10. Part I from Darius I to Darius III 521-331\u003cbr\u003e Part II Alexander III of Macedon, The Great, and Civil War 331-c.129\u003cbr\u003e Part III Seleucus I to the first parthian conquest\u003cbr\u003e 11. First parthian conquest 141 BC to the visit of trajan in AD 116\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Genesis 14:1-16 and possible links with foreign rulers early in the reign of Hammurabi\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Old Testaments [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Old Testaments\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Old%20Testaments%20%5BHRCF1%5D%22\"\u003eHRCF1\u003c\/a\u003e], Classical Greek \u0026amp; Roman archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical Greek \u0026amp; Roman archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20Greek%20\u0026amp;%20Roman%20archaeology%20%5BHDDK%5D%22\"\u003eHDDK\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908887470360,"sku":"9781316501771","price":20.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316501771i.jpg?v=1696681360","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-city-of-babylon-a-history-c-2000-bc-ad-116-paperback-9781316501771","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}