Monarchies and the Organization of Power - Ancient Egypt and Babylonia Compared (21001750 Bc)

This Element explores the organization of power in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and the interaction of diverse social actors between 2100 and 1750 BC. The influence of such networks of power on the historical evolution of the monarchies and the adaptability of the latter to cope with the challenges faced to assert and reproduce their authority.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The organization of power in Babylonia: problems and prospects; 3. Power organization in Egypt; 4. Conclusions; References.

Product details

• Authors: Juan Carlos (Centre National De La Moreno Garcia, Juan Carlos Moreno García, Seth Richardson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781009012010
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0901201-0
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Babylonia, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, c 2686 to c 323 BCE (Ancient Egyptian period)