Babylon
Subtitle: legend, history and the ancient city
By: Michael Seymour
Publisher: I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781848857018; 9781784536916
Subjects: In art; Excavations (Archaeology); In literature; Antiquities; History
Other titles: Legend, history and the ancient city
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-338) and index.
Table of contents: title: A city and its ghosts; title: Ancient Babylon; title: Tyrants and wonders : the biblical and classical sources; title: The earthly city : medieval and Renaissance approaches; title: Discoveries and fantasies : enlightenment and modern approaches; title: The German experience : excavation and reception; title: The library of Babel : Babylon and its representation after the excavations; title: Culture and knowledge; title: Postscript: The Babylon exhibitions.