Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis
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Book Overview A vibrant, colorful, and authoritative exploration of the world's first and most illustrious metropolis.'Babylon' is a name that has a do...
A vibrant, colorful, and authoritative exploration of the world's first and most illustrious metropolis.
'Babylon' is a name that has a double life: it denotes the great ancient Mesopotamian city with a long and complex history, and it is also a fictive allusion with a wide variety of connotations, from the Hebrew bible's Tower of Babel, through the New Testament's 'Whore of Babylon' to the iconic song 'The Rivers of Babylon' in the 1970s.
The first royal dynasty of Babylon was founded by an Amorite interloper named Sumu-la-El a thousand years after the fall of the great Sumerian city states of Ur and Uruk, creating a new superpower in the Near East. Clinging close to the mighty River Euphrates, the city quickly grew in size and, thanks to its military prowess, soon expanded its territories, sweeping down to the Persian Gulf and advancing north into Syria.
The kingdom of Babylonia came in to being and, governed from mighty Babylon, setting the agenda for what civilization meant. This fascinating book explores Babylon's reputation as a city with a dual legacy by exploring its rich ancient past and its astonishing mythic legacy.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Publisher: PEGASUS BOOKS | ISBN: 9798897101
FormatHardcover
ISBN9798897101
EAN9798897101481
PublisherPEGASUS BOOKS
Publication Date2026-07-07
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.5 Pounds
Length9.1 Inches
Width5.9 Inches
Height1.8 Inches
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