The Neo-Assyrian Empire : A Handbook / Simonetta Ponchia and Giovanni Lanfranchi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ponchia, Simonetta, author.

Lanfranchi, Giovanni, author.

Series:

Empires through the ages in global perspective.

Empires Through the Ages in Global Perspective Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology).

Assyria--History--Neo-Assyrian Empire, 912-609 B.C.

Assyria.

Assyria--Kings and rulers.

Assyria--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (668 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2024]

Summary:

The ancient historians considered the Assyrian empire the crucial starting point of a new political system which was adopted by later empires.In modern historical research, this problem still needs to be investigated in a global perspective that studies the development of the imperial model through ages.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Principles of Transcription

Introduction

1 The Sources

2 Narrating the Empire with Images: Assyrian Narrative Art

3 An Overview of the Middle Assyrian Period

4 Socio-political Landscapes from the Late 11th to the Early 8th Century всᴇ

5 The Rise of Assyria as a Supraregional Power (from Aššur-dan II to Ashurnasirpal II)

6 The Imperial Construction (from Shalmaneser III to Aššur-nirari V)

7 Tiglath-pileser III (745 -727 всᴇ)

8 Sargon (721- 705 всᴇ)

9 Sennacherib (705 - 681 всᴇ)

10 Esarhaddon (680- 669 всᴇ)

11 Ashurbanipal (668- 630? всᴇ)

12 The Epilogue

13 The Urban Landscape

14 The Rural Landscape

15 The System of Power and Governance

16 Gods, Kings and Empire

17 Scribal Culture and Sciences

18 The Aftermath: Interpretations, Memories and a Complex Legacy

19 The Assyrian "Empire"

Appendix

Abbreviations

Literature

Indices.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-11-069076-4

OCLC:

1432917908