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003			OSt
020			_a9780198715900
041			_aEnglish
082			_aG 935.03 _bRADN
100			_aRadner, Karen
245			_aAncient Assyria : a very short introduction
250			_a1st
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2015.
300			_a136p; paperback
500			_aAssyria was one of the most influential kingdoms of the Ancient Near East. In this Very Short Introduction, Karen Radner sketches the history of Assyria from city state to empire, from the early 2nd millennium BC to the end of the 7th century BC. Since the archaeological rediscovery of Assyria in the mid-19th century, its cities have been excavated extensively in Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Israel, with further sites in Iran, Lebanon, and Jordan providing important information. The Assyrian Empire was one of the most geographically vast, socially diverse, multicultural, and multi-ethnic states of the early first millennium BC. Using archaeological records, Radner provides insights into the lives of the inhabitants of the kingdom, highlighting the diversity of human experiences in the Assyrian Empire.
650			_aAntiquities. .
650			_aAssyria -- Social conditions
650			_aAssyria -- History.
650			_aMiddle East -- Assyria.
650			_aAssyria -- Antiquities.
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