Mesopotamia - The Invention of the City

Informationen zum Autor Gwendolyn Leick Klappentext Painting a colorful picture of everyday lives, this remarkable book is an engaging account of the rise and fall of one of the greatest ancient civilizations--Mesopotamia--in an area corresponding to present-day Iraq. 16-page insert. Map. Zusammenfassung Situated in an area roughly corresponding to Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations. Yet, over 7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, the very first cities were created. This book reveals how life was lived in ten Mesopotamian cities: from Eridu, the Mesopotamian Eden, to that potent symbol of decadence, Babylon.

Product details

• Authors: Gwendolyn Leick
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.08.2002
• EAN: 9780140265743
• ISBN: 978-0-14-026574-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Civilization, Mesopotamia, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, Social and cultural history, Middle Eastern history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Urban communities, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory