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The Ancient Near East: The Origins of Civilization

Annie Caubet

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Through the centuries, several powerful dynasties in turn dominated the ancient Near East -- the Assyrians, the Mesopotamians, the Phoenicians, and others who built the world's first cities, developed the first written language, and enacted the first code of laws. This book recounts the region's dramatic history and extraordinary evolution, from the dawn of its distinctive culture to apogee of the Persian Empire. Never-before-published photographs from the Louvre's recently renovated Oriental antiquities galleries reflect the beauty of an art that was as refined in monumental works as in small statuary and tablets, while the authors provide an insightful analysis of the warlike civilization's often-overlooked cultural, spiritual, and symbolic dimensions.

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Other editions: 2004, Softcover - 2000, 2000, 1997, 1992, Hardcover - 1991, 1990, 1981