Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia - Including a Residence Among Bakhtiyari Other Wild Tribes Before

Informationen zum Autor Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894) is known for his work on the excavations of Nimrud and Nineveh. He was an Assryiologist, cuneiformist, and collector. Klappentext A remarkable travel narrative, published in 1887, describing cities, antiquities and lawless tribal regions of Persia in the 1840s. Zusammenfassung This fascinating 1887 publication by the Victorian archaeologist Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817–94) describes his adventurous first expedition through the Middle East in 1840–2. Volume 1 focuses on ancient sites and major cities, and the generous hospitality given to Layard by a notorious Persian mountain tribe, the Bakhtiyari. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introductory; 2. Leave Jerusalem; 3. Leave Petra; 4. The ruins of Ammon; 5. Mr. Consul Wherry; 6. Leave Baghdad; 7. Leave Hamadan; 8. Departure from Isfahan; 9. Excursion to Mal-emir; 10. Demands upon Mehemet Taki Khan.

Product details

• Authors: Austen Henry Layard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108043427
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04342-7
• No. of pages: 516
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology; Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, Ancient World, Archaeology by period / region, Geographical discovery and exploration