The Ancient Mesopotamian City: Ancient Mesopotamian City
by Marc Van De Mieroop
2021-01-09 03:11:04
The Ancient Mesopotamian City: Ancient Mesopotamian City
by Marc Van De Mieroop
2021-01-09 03:11:04
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 ...
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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 urbantopography, 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 beregarded as a prototype that inspired the rest of the ancient world and shared characteristics with the European cities of antiquity.
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