num_pages: 336
description: This book presents a clear, concise history of the extraordinarily multicultural civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Beginning with the emergence of writing around 3000 BC, the narrative ranges from the origins of the first cities in Mesopotamia, through the growth of the Babylonian and Hittite kingdoms, to the Assyrian and Persian empires. It ends with the transformation of the Ancient Near East by the conquests of Alexander the Great.
language: English
title: History of the Ancient Near East
titlecomplete: History of the Ancient Near East (Blackwell History of the Ancient World)
genres: Historical, History, Old Testament, Ancient, Archaeology, Textbooks, Ancient History, Academic, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 722
series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World
publisher: Wiley-Blackwell