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Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his kingdom.Draws on the King’s own writings and on diplomatic correspondence that has only recently become available.Explores the administration of

• Title : King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography
• Author : Marc Van De Mieroop
• Rating : 4.98 (798 Vote)
• Publish : 2015-12-16
• Format : Paperback
• Pages : 184 Pages
• Asin : 1405126604
• Language : English

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• Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his kingdom.
  
• Draws on the King’s own writings and on diplomatic correspondence that has only recently become available.
  
• Explores the administration of the kingdom and the legacies of his rule, especially his legal code.
  
• Demonstrates how Hammurabi’s conquests irrevocably changed the political organization of the Near East, so that he was long remembered as one of the great kings of the past.
  
• Written to be accessible to a general audience.

. This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of his accomplishments

It provides authoritative information on a ruler who was a conqueror, the ancient lawgiver One can only look forward to the future volumes in the series on the lives of great men and women of ancient times." Scholia Reviews"Insofar as it is possible to write Hammurabi's story, Van De Mieroop has done so. Sasson, Vanderbilt University"Marc Van De Mieroop brings to history a flair for a story.Mieroop has delivered a readable history of a time strangely familiar as we watch modern Iraqis working towards hopefully, a similarly benign relationship." Insights"This is an excellent book, also easily accessible for the uninitiated. Based as it is on a thorough knowledge of both long-known and recently published evidence, a solid acquaintance with the most u

Marc Van De Mieroop is Professor of Ancient Near East History at Columbia University, New York. He has written numerous books and articles, including most recently A History of the Ancient Near East, c.

. 3000–323 BC (Blackwell Publishing, 2004)

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