{"product_id":"assyria-von-eckart-frahm-1","title":"Assyria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of what historians consider to be the world's very first empire: Assyria\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A work of remarkable synthesis. The range of its sources is truly extraordinary . . . Frahm punctures a fair share of myths too' Pratinav Anil, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history. Assyria's wide-ranging conquests have long been known from the Hebrew Bible and later Greek accounts. But nearly two centuries of research now permit a rich picture of the Assyrians and their empire beyond the battlefield: their vast libraries and monumental sculptures, their elaborate trade and information networks, and the crucial role played by royal women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Assyria was crushed by rising powers in the late seventh century BCE, its legacy endured from the Babylonian and Persian empires to Rome and beyond. \u003ci\u003eAssyria \u003c\/i\u003eis a stunning and authoritative account of a civilisation essential to understanding the ancient world and our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781526623836\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781526623836","offer_id":47099612201285,"sku":"9781526623836","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/a145d325-4e7e-46ce-befd-19008a40a311.jpg?v=1781929181","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/assyria-von-eckart-frahm-1","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}