Creating Capitals: The Rationale, Construction, and Function of the Imperial Capitals of Assyria - Brossura

Politopoulos, Aris

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ISBN 10: 9087283520 ISBN 13: 9789087283520

Casa editrice: Leiden Univ Pr, 2020

Riassunto

"The creation of new capital cities are watershed moments in the lives of ancient empires. Assyria, arguably the most successful imperial state of the ancient Near East, repeatedly engaged in capital creation. Capital creation denotes the development of a monumental capital, either in a new location or through the profound transformation of a pre-existing settlement. This volume focusses on the rationale, construction, and function of the imperial capitals of Assyria: K.r-Tukult.-Ninurta, Kal.u, Dur-.arruk.n, and Nineveh. By exploring three key questions – why was a capital created, how was a capital created, and what were the functions of the capital – this study presents a comparative analysis of these four urban centers and presents a new perspective on their creation, as well as an innovative framework for the study of capital creation from antiquity to today. "

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Aris Politopoulos is a lecturer of Near Eastern Archaeology at Leiden University and a post-doctoral researcher for the Past-at-Play Lab in the Leiden University Centre for Arts in Society.
 

Aris Politopoulos is an archaeologist whose research focuses on ancient Near Eastern empires, the development of cities, and the study of play in the past. He is a lecturer of Near Eastern Archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology (Leiden University) and a post-doctoral researcher for the Past-at-Play Lab in the Leiden University Centre for Arts in Society.

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The creation of new capital cities are watershed moments in the lives of ancient empires. Assyria, arguably the most successful imperial state of the ancient Near East, repeatedly engaged in capital creation. Capital creation denotes the development of a monumental capital, either in a new location or through the profound transformation of a pre-existing settlement. This volume focusses on the rationale, construction, and function of the imperial capitals of Assyria: Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta, Kalḫu, Dur-Šarrukēn, and Nineveh.
By exploring three key questions – why was a capital created, how was a capital created, and what were the functions of the capital – this study presents a comparative analysis of these four urban centers and presents a new perspective on their creation, as well as an innovative framework for the study of capital creation from antiquity to today.

Aris Politopoulos is an archaeologist whose research focuses on ancient Near Eastern empires, the development of cities, and the study of play in the past. He is a lecturer of Near Eastern Archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology (Leiden University) and a post-doctoral researcher for the Past-at-Play Lab in the Leiden University Centre for Arts in Society.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Leiden Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9087283520
• ISBN 13: 9789087283520
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 182
• Contatto del produttore: Leiden University Press, Saskia Gieling; productsafety@lup.nl; ; Rapenburg 73; Leiden; 2311 GJ; Paesi Bassi