| King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography Contributor(s): Van de Mieroop, Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405126590 ISBN-13: 9781405126595 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $136.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: 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. * 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004013272 |
| Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.6" W x 8.58" (0.84 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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.
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