Snell, Daniel C,

Life in the ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.E. / [print] Daniel C. Snell. - New Haven : Yale University Press, (c)1997. - xvii, 270 pages, : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.



The origins of cities, 5500-2300 B.C.E. -- The rise of empires, 2300-2000 B.C.E. -- Disunity and reforms, 2000-1600 B.C.E. -- Retrenchment and empire, 1600-1100 B.C.E. -- Assyrian domination, 1100-626 B.C.E. -- Babylong and a Persian world, 626-332 B.C.E. -- Trends and implictions -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Theories of ancient economies and societies.



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