Seven captivating manuscripts in one book:

• Sumerians: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Sumerian History, Sumerian Mythology and the Mesopotamian Empire of the Sumer Civilization
• Gilgamesh: A Captivating Guide to Gilgamesh the King and the Epic of Gilgamesh
• Ur: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Important Sumerian City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia
• Assyrian History: A Captivating Guide to the Assyrians and Their Powerful Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia
• 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
• Hammurabi: A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi
• The Persian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the History of Persia, Starting from the Ancient Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanian Empires to the Safavid, Afsharid, and Qajar Dynasties

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

• The Ancient Sumerians In a Nutshell
• The Social Structure of Ancient Sumerians
• The Religion and Mythology of Ancient Sumerians
• The Sumerian Kingdoms Chronology
• The Everyday Life of Ancient Sumerians
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

• The History of the Epic
• All Eleven Tablets
• Sumerian Poems About Gilgamesh
• And much, much more!

In part 3 of this book, you will:

• Get a sense of how Ur came to existence, how it grew, reached its zenith, fell, re-rose, and ultimately perished until it reemerged a little over a century and a half ago
• Learn of its history, laden with wars, trade, divine worship, political corruption, and entertainment
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 4 of this book include:

• The Assyrians Arrive in Mesopotamia: The Early Assyrian Period
• The Birth of a Civilization: The Old Assyrian Empire to the Middle Assyrian Empire
• The Beginning of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
• Imperial Expansion and the Golden Age of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
• The Fall of the Empire
• Assyrian Government
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 5 of this book include:

• 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
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 6 of this book include:

• Babylon Before Hammurabi: Position of the City in Mesopotamia, Early Rulers
• Rise of Hammurabi: Wars and Achievements Chronology of Hammurabi
• Hammurabi’s Character: Physical Appearance, Relations with Other Rulers, Glimpses of His Personality
• The Code of Hammurabi and Early Mesopotamian Law
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 7 of this book include:

• Who Are the Persians? The History of Human Population in Iran
• The Birth of the Achaemenid Empire: The Rise and Reign of Cyrus the Great
• The Glory of the Achaemenid Empire: Cambyses & Darius
• And much, much more!

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Where did Sargon the Great come from—this abandoned baby rescued from the river?

How did he grow up to daringly and dramatically conquer all of Mesopotamia and beyond?

What propelled his stunning ascent to rule the world’s first empire, which stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea?

What can we learn about the fascinating origins and culture of the Akkadians and their unprecedented rise?

What curse preceded the empire’s cataclysmic fall?

This extensively researched, authoritative history of the Akkadian Empire will unlock the little-known and awe-inspiring stories of the people who boldly changed the world. This easy-to-read, comprehensive, and engaging presentation with striking illustrations brings the Akkadian civilization to life.

Some of the fascinating questions you will explore include:

• What prehistoric people lived in Mesopotamia at the dawn of time?
• How did the world’s first cities vie for power?
• What precipitated Sargon’s rise from gardener to cupbearer to king?
• Why was Mesopotamia’s “Golden Age” golden?
• What horrific drought impelled the empire’s collapse?
• Why was the Akkadian military machine indomitable?
• How did the Akkadian’s life-like sculptures rival classical Greece 1,600 years later?
• Why was the first empire so short?
• What gods did the Akkadians worship, and how did their religion impact their lives?
• And much, much more!

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