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Babylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian ... Legacy of Babylonia
Explore the Captivating History of Babylon Free History BONUS Inside! The Babylonian influence upon its successors and even modern society knows no bounds. One of the leading civilizations of Mesopotamia, the Babylonians provided the fundamentals of mathematics, agriculture, architecture, metallurgy, and other influential and necessary fields required to develop other great civilizations such as the Greeks, Romans, and even contemporary nations like China and the United States. Without them, no neoteric world could exist. In A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian Mythology and the Legacy of Babylonia, you will discover topics such as The Land of the BabyloniansLife, Culture, and Gender Roles Throughout the YearsWhere Superstition Met ScienceBabylonia Before the BabyloniansThe Amorite Dynasty or the First BabyloniansThe First Fall of Babylon and the Rise of the KassitesAssyrian Domination and Rule, 911-619 BCEThe Neo-Babylonian EmpireThe Persian Conquest and Hellenistic PeriodReligion, Mythology, and the Creation MythsThe Short Version of the Biblical BabyloniansAnd much, much more!So if you want to learn more about Babylon, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!
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Published January 4, 2019
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February 4, 2022
First things first: the subtitle "a captivating guide" is really appropriate. This book is captivating and I would recommend it to anyone interested in Babylonian history.
I have read several books on Babylonian history recently, and this one was the best so far. It begins with a description of daily life in Babylon and then moves on to its history and the gods they worshiped.
The part about daily life and Babylonian history was very well written. Unfortunately, the part about Babylonian mythology came up a little short. You did get a brief glimpse into their pantheon, but that's about it. I would have liked to read more about their gods and their relationships to each other.
I have read several books on Babylonian history recently, and this one was the best so far. It begins with a description of daily life in Babylon and then moves on to its history and the gods they worshiped.
The part about daily life and Babylonian history was very well written. Unfortunately, the part about Babylonian mythology came up a little short. You did get a brief glimpse into their pantheon, but that's about it. I would have liked to read more about their gods and their relationships to each other.
January 8, 2019
kindle unlimited, small list of related books at end, the list was getting way too long to keep running entire list
Explore the Captivating History of Babylon Free History BONUS Inside!
The Babylonian influence upon its successors and even modern society knows no bounds. One of the leading civilizations of Mesopotamia, the Babylonians provided the fundamentals of mathematics, agriculture, architecture, metallurgy, and other influential and necessary fields required to develop other great civilizations such as the Greeks, Romans, and even contemporary nations like China and the United States. Without them, no neoteric world could exist.
In Babylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian Mythology and the Legacy of Babylonia, you will discover topics such as The Land of the Babylonians Life, Culture, and Gender Roles Throughout the Years Where Superstition Met Science Babylonia Before the Babylonians The Amorite Dynasty or the First Babylonians The First Fall of Babylon and the Rise of the Kassites Assyrian Domination and Rule, 911-619 BCE The Neo-Babylonian Empire The Persian Conquest and Hellenistic Period Religion, Mythology, and the Creation Myths The Short Version of the Biblical Babylonians And much, much more!
Babylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian Mythology and the Legacy of Babylonia
Assyrian History: A Captivating Guide to the Assyrians and Their Powerful Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia
Hittites: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Anatolian People Who Established the Hittite Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia
Ur: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Important Sumerian City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia
Hammurabi: A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi
Explore the Captivating History of Babylon Free History BONUS Inside!
The Babylonian influence upon its successors and even modern society knows no bounds. One of the leading civilizations of Mesopotamia, the Babylonians provided the fundamentals of mathematics, agriculture, architecture, metallurgy, and other influential and necessary fields required to develop other great civilizations such as the Greeks, Romans, and even contemporary nations like China and the United States. Without them, no neoteric world could exist.
In Babylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian Mythology and the Legacy of Babylonia, you will discover topics such as The Land of the Babylonians Life, Culture, and Gender Roles Throughout the Years Where Superstition Met Science Babylonia Before the Babylonians The Amorite Dynasty or the First Babylonians The First Fall of Babylon and the Rise of the Kassites Assyrian Domination and Rule, 911-619 BCE The Neo-Babylonian Empire The Persian Conquest and Hellenistic Period Religion, Mythology, and the Creation Myths The Short Version of the Biblical Babylonians And much, much more!
Babylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian Mythology and the Legacy of Babylonia
Assyrian History: A Captivating Guide to the Assyrians and Their Powerful Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia
Hittites: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Anatolian People Who Established the Hittite Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia
Ur: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Important Sumerian City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia
Hammurabi: A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi
February 6, 2021
This is my absolute favorite type of history; this book covers the leaders as well as the clothes, foods, and gender roles of the ancient peoples of this Mesopotamian region. I love to hear as much about the people and their culture, gods, and mythology, as about their wars. I was flabbergasted to read how much the Greeks got from the Babylonians -- yet the Greeks get all the credit. It is staggering how much information is stuffed in these few pages. Bravo, Captivating History!
Readers get a feel of the Code of Hammurabi through the words and the image of the black stele (upon which it is written). After reading this, one realizes being a physician in Hammurabi's time was a precarious profession. According to Hammurabi's 282 laws, a miscreant's punishment was terrible, swift, and sure.
One observation that the author makes about the 'great flood to wipe out humanity' myth is that it occurs in almost every major religion across the globe, including Australian Aboriginies, Babylonians, Christians, Hindi, and many other indigenous tribes throughout both American continents. A particularly interesting section was about the Babylonians and the Bible. In all, this is a very satisfying explanation of the Babylonian Kingdom and culture.
Readers get a feel of the Code of Hammurabi through the words and the image of the black stele (upon which it is written). After reading this, one realizes being a physician in Hammurabi's time was a precarious profession. According to Hammurabi's 282 laws, a miscreant's punishment was terrible, swift, and sure.
One observation that the author makes about the 'great flood to wipe out humanity' myth is that it occurs in almost every major religion across the globe, including Australian Aboriginies, Babylonians, Christians, Hindi, and many other indigenous tribes throughout both American continents. A particularly interesting section was about the Babylonians and the Bible. In all, this is a very satisfying explanation of the Babylonian Kingdom and culture.
May 28, 2020
This is great overview and brings together in summary fashion all the players/peoples & tribes of the Near East and how they interacted with Babylon. It is good too by listing the actual historical players/kings. It explains the close relationship between the priestly caste, military caste, & ruling caste. The translations from ancient texts are not good and disparate, better translations exist especially for the Creation Myths. It does a good job of pointing out the Jews are just one of many people who like others believe their God to be THE God.
January 25, 2023
So this book effectively gives a brief overview of the history of the Babylonian empire, but the reason I gave it two stars was because of it's strange uncharacteristic and often strangely structured writing style. It seemed a. It plain and boring in places and even a few writing mistakes. All in all it can be a nice general quick overview but there are definitely better books out there.
March 14, 2019
Very basic overview, but that is the point of the book. Diction is okay. Instead of presenting a timeline of Babylon it presents sections like "culture", "art", instead of progressing in timeline order. Okay but not great.
February 24, 2021
Recuento mareador de un hecho tras otro con poco sabor de historia. Destacan algunos pasajes interesantes sobre una de las civilizaciones más antiguas y su relación con el resto del medio oriente, como Persia e Israel.
September 23, 2019
Very well written, was not as dry as I thought it would be.
If you are a history buff, this book is for you! Very interesting.Not dry as toast, but a little hard to finish.
If you are a history buff, this book is for you! Very interesting.Not dry as toast, but a little hard to finish.
November 18, 2020
It's not actually very Captivating. It's more like a Good(?) Summary, really.
The History is Captivating, don't get me wrong, but the read is dry and short.
The History is Captivating, don't get me wrong, but the read is dry and short.
January 26, 2021
Well written book
📖 📚 Well written book, will buy from again love these history books. 📖 📚looking forward Reading other history Books.
📖 📚 Well written book, will buy from again love these history books. 📖 📚looking forward Reading other history Books.
March 19, 2021
Reasonable overview.
April 18, 2021
¡Una historia fascinante! La civilización Babilonia fue el resultado de dos pueblos con características similares y desarrollos extraordinario ( si tomamos en cuenta el tiempo en que existieron ). Tanto los sumerios como los acuarios constituyeron la bases para su desarrollo.
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