King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marc van de MieroopSeries:Blackwell Ancient LivesTheme:Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)Publish date:10/22/2004Pages:188
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781405126595ISBN-10:1405126590UPC:9781405126595Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Presidents & Heads of State, AncientSize:8.58 x 6.60 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.381Product ID:SCG2W8SXWX
This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of his accomplishments.
- Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his kingdom.
- Draws on the King's own writings and on diplomatic correspondence that has only recently become available.
- Explores the administration of the kingdom and the legacies of his rule, especially his legal code.
- Demonstrates how Hammurabi's conquests irrevocably changed the political organization of the Near East, so that he was long remembered as one of the great kings of the past.
- Written to be accessible to a general audience.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781405126595ISBN-10:1405126590UPC:9781405126595Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Presidents & Heads of State, AncientSize:8.58 x 6.60 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.381Product ID:SCG2W8SXWX
Marc Van De Mieroop is Professor of Ancient Near East History at Columbia University, New York. He has written numerous books and articles, including most recently A History of the Ancient Near East, c. 3000-323 BC (Blackwell Publishing, 2004).
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