Syria: Cradle of Civilizations

Name: Syria: Cradle of Civilizations
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ISBN: 9780905743998

ISBN-10: 0905743997

ISBN-13: 9780905743998

Edition: 2002

Authors: Alain Cheneviere, Mark Petre, Emily Read, Martha Read

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Syria's archaeological riches make its claim to be the cradle of civilizations incontestable. Excavations of the towns in the Middle-Euphrates show civilization flourishing in Syria at the time of the earliest great civilizations of Persia, Mesopotamia and Egypt. And since then, a series of great empires has risen and fallen in the area, and all have left their mark on the country. Syria was conquered and settled by the Assyrians, who in turn gave way to the great Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar. Then subsequent Persian dominance was ended by the Macedonian King Alexander the Great, and Syria became Hellenized, with Antioch as capital of Macedonian Babylon. Indeed, Syria's importance to the…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 192
Size: 10.25" wide x 11.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.234
Language: English