The Greatness That Was Babylon

The Greatness That Was Babylon

"The greatness that was Babylon" (1968) is a book by Assyriologist H. W. F. Saggs. It describes the ancient Babylonians before and during the ancient Assyrian Empire.

ee also

*"The Might That Was Assyria"

External links

* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007DRXDW The greatness that was Babylon;: A sketch of the ancient civilization of the Tigris-Euphrates valley, (A Mentor book) (Unknown Binding)]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Might That Was Assyria — (1984; ISBN 978 0283989612) is written by Assyriologist H. W. F. Saggs. It illustrates the Neo Assyrian Empire. Saggs spent half of his life, studying the ancient Assyrians, before he wrote this book.ee also* The Greatness That Was Babylon… …   Wikipedia

  • BABYLON — (Heb. Bavel, בָּבֶל, Gk. Βαβυλὼν), ancient city on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in what is now Iraq. (In contemporary convention, Babylon is used for the city name and Babylonia for the country. In biblical Hebrew בבל is used for… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • The Two Babylons — was an anti Catholic religious pamphlet produced initially by the Scottish theologian and Protestant Presbyterian Alexander Hislop in 1853. It was later expanded in 1858 and finally published as a book in 1919. Its central theme is its allegation …   Wikipedia

  • The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church — of Alexandria is the highest authority in the Church of Alexandria [ [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/nycodes/c103/a32.html Caselaw] ] and it formulates the rules and regulations regarding matters of church s organisation, faith, service s order. [ …   Wikipedia

  • Babylon —    The most famous city of ancient Mesopotamia and possibly the entire Near East, and the capital or main stronghold of a number of succeeding political states and empires. The term Babylon is the Greek version of Babili or Bab ilim, meaning Gate …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

  • MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction  history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …   Universalium

  • Alexander the Great — This article is about the ancient king of Macedon. For other uses, see Alexander the Great (disambiguation). Alexander the Great Basileus of Macedon …   Wikipedia

  • Babylonia — Ancient Mesopotamia Euphrates · Tigris Sumer Eridu · Kish · Uruk · …   Wikipedia

  • Civilizations in Babylon 5 — This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science fiction television show Babylon 5. As the Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place one of the show s many themes is the cultural and social interaction… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”