Eckart Frahm's 2023 comprehensive popular history of the Assyrian Empire — from its origins in the 3rd millennium BC through its conquests of Israel, Egypt, and Babylon to its sudden collapse in 612 BC — the most accessible account of the world's first great empire.
Provides the definitive popular account of the Assyrian Empire — tracing the world's first empire (which invented systematic deportation, propaganda art, libraries, and imperial administration) from its origins through its imperial zenith and sudden collapse, making this crucial ancient history accessible.
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