The Ancient Mesopotamian City - Brossura

Van De Mieroop, Marc

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0198152868 ISBN 13: 9780198152866

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, 2000

Riassunto

Urban history starts in Mesopotamia: the earliest known cities developed there as a result of long indigenous processes and, for millennia, the city determined every aspect of Mesopotamian civilization. Marc Van De Mieroop examines urban life in the historical period, investigating urban topography, the role of cities as centres of culture, their political and social structures, economy, literature, and the arts. He draws on material from the entirety of Mesopotamian history, from c. 3000 to 300 BC, and from both Babylonia and Assyria, arguing that the Mesopotamian city can be regarded as a prototype that inspired the rest of the ancient world and shared characteristics with the European cities of antiquity.

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Knowledgeable (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament)

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0198152868
• ISBN 13: 9780198152866
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288