Creating Capitals: The Rationale, Construction, and Function of the Imperial Capitals of Assyria
Leiden University Press, 2020
Paper: 978-90-8728-352-0
Library of Congress Classification NA220.P65 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification 722.51
Paper: 978-90-8728-352-0
Library of Congress Classification NA220.P65 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification 722.51
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
An archaeological history of the Assyrian Empire’s four capitals.
The Assyrian Empire moved and rebuilt its capital city three times—at Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, Kalhu, Dur-Šarruken, and Nineveh. Creating Capitals explores why and how Assyria constructed these capitals as well as how they functioned within the empire. Drawing on extensive research, Aris Politopoulos offers a sweeping comparative analysis of these four ancient cities and proposes a new framework for understanding the construction of capitals in human history.
The Assyrian Empire moved and rebuilt its capital city three times—at Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, Kalhu, Dur-Šarruken, and Nineveh. Creating Capitals explores why and how Assyria constructed these capitals as well as how they functioned within the empire. Drawing on extensive research, Aris Politopoulos offers a sweeping comparative analysis of these four ancient cities and proposes a new framework for understanding the construction of capitals in human history.
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