num_pages: 341
description: If the history of the Near East has always seemed a little daunting and confusing, this book by one of the best known writers on the subject should show you the light at the end of the tunnel. Beginning c.3000 BC with the advent of the first writing system, Van De Mieroop traces the emergence and development of some of the greatest states and powers, stunning cities and major empires, including the Babylonian and Hittite kingdoms, the Assyrian and Persian Empires and the conquests of Alexander the Great. Van De Mieroop's revisions for the 2nd edition aim to make the text even more accessible, and include the very latest research. "This text deserves a place on the shelves of ancient historians and archaeologists, and it will certainly have pride of place in reading lists for courses in Mesopotamian history" - Norman Yoffee.
language: English
title: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC
titlecomplete: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC
genres: Historical, History, Old Testament, Ancient, Archaeology, Textbooks, Ancient History, Academic, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 723
series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World
publisher: Blackwell Publishing