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Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
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Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly sophisticated urban societies. In the cities that they built, half of human history took place.
In Babylon, Paul Kriwaczek tells the story of Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements seven thousand years ago to the eclipse of Babylon in the sixth century BCE. Bringing the people of this land to life in vibrant detail, the author chronicles the rise and fall of power during this period and explores the political and social systems, as well as the technical and cultural innovations, which made this land extraordinary. At the heart of this book is the story of Babylon, which rose to prominence under the Amorite king Hammurabi from about 1800 BCE. Even as Babylon's fortunes waxed and waned, it never lost its allure as the ancient world's greatest city.
Engaging and compelling, Babylon reveals the splendor of the ancient world that laid the foundation for civilization itself.
© 2019 Tantor Audio (Ljudbok): 9781541404588
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 augusti 2019
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
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- Med
- Förlag
Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly sophisticated urban societies. In the cities that they built, half of human history took place.
In Babylon, Paul Kriwaczek tells the story of Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements seven thousand years ago to the eclipse of Babylon in the sixth century BCE. Bringing the people of this land to life in vibrant detail, the author chronicles the rise and fall of power during this period and explores the political and social systems, as well as the technical and cultural innovations, which made this land extraordinary. At the heart of this book is the story of Babylon, which rose to prominence under the Amorite king Hammurabi from about 1800 BCE. Even as Babylon's fortunes waxed and waned, it never lost its allure as the ancient world's greatest city.
Engaging and compelling, Babylon reveals the splendor of the ancient world that laid the foundation for civilization itself.
© 2019 Tantor Audio (Ljudbok): 9781541404588
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 augusti 2019
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12 sep. 2020
InformativTankeväckandeInspirerandeMycket givande översikt av 2500 år av vår tidiga historia i Mesopotamien. Kriwazcek tar inte bara upp krig och imperiebygge även om det är ett återkommande tema. Han berättar även om språk, handel, matematik, lag och ordning, skola etc. Hans text kopplas ofta till hur kunskapen funnits i arkeologin vilket är uppskattat.Lagomt lång för en översikt. Läsvärd!
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4 sep. 2021
InformativFörvirrandeI don't want to know which colonialist individual found what or how the colonialist world respected them, I'd read a book about the British history if I wanted that.Quite informative book, trying not to be biased. I hope all history books are like that.
Elin
14 okt. 2020
InformativInspirerandeHäpnadsväckandeBladvändareBrilliant, underhållande och tillgänglig.
Anna Kristina
26 mars 2023
InformativInspirerandeHäpnadsväckandeTråkigI grunden en väldigt intressant och välskriven bok om Mesopotamiens historia. Tyvärr blir det ibland rörigt med alla namn, årtal och platser. Kanske inte är perfekt som ljudbok.
Svante
13 aug. 2020
InformativTankeväckandeMycket bra och informativ för den som är intresserad av ämnet.
Danne
24 feb. 2020
Väldigt informativ historia som lätt kan anknytas till andra kulturer.
Tobias
22 okt. 2020
InformativTankeväckandeInspirerandeHäpnadsväckandeOförutsägbarSuperintressant bok! Så mycket av det här jag inte kände till! Den var iofs lite seg till och från, så blir det kanske om man skall rabbla upp en massa namn, men på det stora hela en fantastiskt bok!
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