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EMPIRES OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST (FOUR VOLUMES)

by H.W.F. Saggs; Alan Gardiner; J.M. Cook; O.R. Gurney

Published by Folio Society. 2001

Fine condition. Four volume set. Pictorial cloth, gilt. Colour & b/w illustrations. The Babylonians by Saggs; The Egyptians by Gardiner; The Persians by Cook; The Hittites by Gurney.

4th printing. Contained in very good slip case - some marks and scuffs.

Stock no. 2137851

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Contents

  • THE BABYLONIANS
  • Introduction: The Writing of Ancient History
  • Forewords
  • Note on the Transliteration of Cuneiform
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 PREHISTORIC BACKGROUND
  • 2 SOUTH MESOPOTAMIA IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM
  • 3 THE COMING OF BABLYLON
  • 4 THE RISE OF IMPERIAL ASSYRIA
  • 5 ASSYRIAN SUPREMACY
  • 6 THE NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
  • 7 THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE BABYLONIAN WAY OF LIFE
  • 8 LAW AND STATECRAFT
  • 9 ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNMENT
  • 10 TRADE AND COMMERCE
  • 11 MAGIC AND RELIGION
  • 12 THE RELIGIOUS ROLE OF THE KING
  • 13 LITERATURE
  • 14 MATHEMATICS, ASTRONOMY AND MEDICINE
  • 15 LEGACY AND SURVIVAL
  • Appendices
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • THE EGYPTIANS
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • BOOK I
  • PRELIMINARY
  • 1 Egyptology Ancient and Modern
  • 2 The Egyptian Language and Writing
  • 3 The Land, Its Neighbours and Resources
  • 4 The Foundations and Nature of Egyptian History
  • BOOK II
  • FROM THE PYRAMID - BUILDERS TO ALEXANDER
  • 5 The Old Kingdom
  • 6 The Rise and Fall of the Middle Kingdom
  • 7 From Collapse to Recovery
  • 8 The Theban Supremacy
  • 9 The Religious Revolutions and After
  • 10 The Ramesside Period I: The Nineteenth Dynasty
  • 11 The Ramesside Period II: The Twentieth Dynasty
  • 12 Egypt under Foreign Rule
  • 13 The Last Assertions of Independence
  • BOOK III
  • BACK TO THE BEGINNING
  • 14 Prehistory
  • 15 Manetho's First Two Dynasties
  • Epilogue
  • THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
  • Maps
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 The Emergence of Medes and Persians
  • 2 The Sources
  • 3 The Deeds of Cyrus the Great
  • 4 Cyrus' Rule
  • 5 The Critical Decade
  • 6 Darius' Conquests
  • 7 The Character of Darius' Rule
  • 8 The Organisation of he Provinces
  • 9 Darius' Feud with the Athenians
  • 10 The Armed Forces and Communications
  • 11 Xerxes' Great Expedition
  • 12 Narrative of Middle Achaemenid History
  • 13 King and Court
  • 14 Old Persian Religion
  • 15 Palaces and Art
  • 16 Satraps, Hyparchs, and Fire-Holders
  • 17 The Extent of the Empire
  • 18 Narrative of Later Achaemenid History
  • Epilogue
  • THE HITTITES
  • Foreword to the First Edition
  • Note on the Spelling of Proper Names
  • 1 OUTLINE OF HISTORY
  • 2 HITTITE STATE AND SOCIETY
  • 3 LIFE AND ECONOMY
  • 4 LAW AND INSTITUTIONS
  • 5 WARFARE
  • 6 LANGUAGES AND RACES
  • 7 RELIGION
  • 8 LITERATURE
  • 9 ART
  • CONCLUSION

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