History of Babylon, 2200 Bc - Ad 75

During most of its history, Babylon was the capital of a kingdom that corresponded roughly to the southern and central parts of Iraq. This work presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of its First Dynasty (1880-1595) until the last centuries of the city's existence during the Hellenistic and Parthian periods (ca 331-75 AD).

About the author

Paul-Alain Beaulieu, PhD, is Professor of Assyriology at the University of Toronto. He is the author of several articles and books on the history and culture of Babylonia, as well as the greater spectrum of Mesopotamian history. He has been teaching Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern History for more than twenty years.

Product details

• Authors: Beaulieu, Pa Beaulieu, Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Beaulieu Paul-Alain
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.02.2018
• EAN: 9781405188999
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8899-9
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World; Blackwell History of the Ancie; Blackwell History of the Ancient World; Blackwell History of the Ancie
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, Babylonia, BCE period – Protohistory