The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 3, Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries B.C.

During this period the dominant powers in the East were Assyria and then Babylonia. Each established an extensive empire that was based on Mesopotamia, and each in turn fell largely through internal strife. Rose Wilson And The Ravagers Of N.o.w.h.e.r.e. Has Set Their Sights On The Legionnaires And Intend To Rid The World And Future Of Them. Also, The Legionnaires Must Face Metamerican And His Army Of Metamarines Which Are Bent On Eliminating The Legionnaires In The Present So They May Never Protect Earth In The Future. V. 1, Pt. 1. Prolegomena And Prehistory / Edited By I.e.s. Edwards, C.j. Gadd, N.g.l. Hammond -- V. 1, Pt. 2. Early History Of The Middle East / Edited By I.e.s. Edwards, C.j. Gadd, N.g L. Hammond -- V. 2. History Of The Middle East And The Aegean Region / Edited By I.e.s. Edwards ... [et Al.] 2 V. -- V. 3, Pt. 1. The Prehistory Of The Balkans, And The Middle East And The Aegean World, Tenth To Eighth Centuries B.c. / Edited By John Boardman ... [et Al.]. 2nd Ed. -- V. 3, Pt. 2. The Assyrian And Babylonian Empires And Other States Of The Near East, From The Eighth To Sixth Centuries B.c. / Edited John Boardman ... [et. Al.] 2nd Ed. -- V. 3, Pt. 3. The Expansion Of The Greek World,eighth To Sixth Centuries B.c. / Edited By John Boardman, N.g.l. Hammond. 2nd Ed. -- V. 4. Persia, Greece, And The Western Mediterranean, C. 525 To 479 B.c. / Edited By John Boardman ... [et Al.] 2nd Ed. 2 V. -- V. 5. The Fifth Century B.c. / Edited By D.m. Lewis ... [et Al.] 2nd Ed. -- V. 6. The Fourth Century B.c. / Edited By D.m. Lewis ... [et Al.] 2nd Ed. -- V. 7, Pt. 1. The Hellenistic World / Edited By F.w. Walbank ... [et Al.]. 2nd Ed. -- V. 7, Pt. 2. The Rise Of Rome / Edited By F.w. Walbank ... [et Al.]. 2nd Ed. -- V. 8. Rome And The Mediterranean To 133 B.c. / Edited By A.e. Astin ... [et Al.]. 2nd Ed. -- V. 9. The Last Age Of The Roman Republic, 146-43 B.c. / Edited By J.a. Crook, Andrew Lintott, Elizabeth Rawson. 2nd Ed. -- V. 10. The Augustan Empire, 43 B.c.-a.d. 69 / Edited By Alan K. Bowman, Edward Champlin, Andrew Lintott. 2nd Ed. -- V. 11. The High Empire, A.d. 70-192 / Edited By Alan K. Bowman, Peter Garnsey, Dominic Rathbone. 2nd Ed. -- V. 12. The Crisis Of Empire, A.d. 193-337 / Edited By Alan K. Bowman, Peter Garnsey, Averil Cameron. 2nd Ed. -- V. 13. The Late Empire, A.d. 337-425 / Edited By Averil Cameron, Peter Garnsey -- V. 14. Late Antiquity : Empire And Successors, A.d. 425-600 / Edited By Averil Cameron, Bryan Ward-perkins, Michael Whitby. Some Vols. Are 2nd Ed. Individual Chapters Have Already Appeared As Fascicles, 1961-1968 And Were Called Rev. Ed. ; Bound Versions Of V. 1-2 Issued 1970-1975 Were Called 3rd Ed. ; V. 3- Issued In Bound Versions Only And Called 2nd Ed.; Plates To V. 1, 4 Issued In 1977-1988 Called New Ed. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Volume III of Cambridge Ancient History series examines Greece, the Balkans, and the Near and Far East between the tenth and eight centuries BC. The original edition was included within one book, however, due to the greatly expanded research over the past half century, the volume is now divided into three books. The Cambridge Ancient History Volume III Part 2 carries on the history of the Near East from the close of Volume III Part 1, and covers roughly the same chronological period as Volume III Part 3. During this period the dominant powers in the East were Assyria and then Babylonia. Each established an extensive empire which was based on Mesopotamia, and each in turn fell largely through internal strife. Assyrian might was reflected in the imposing palaces, libraries and sculptures of the Assyrian kings. Babylonian culture was outstanding in literature, mathematics and astronomy, and the great buildings of Nebuchadnezzar II surpassed even those of the Assyrian kings. Israel and Judah suffered at the hands of both imperial powers, Jerusalem being destroyed and part of the population deported to Babylon; and Egypt was weakened by an Assyrian invasion. The Phoenicians found a new outlet in colonising and founded Carthage. A number of small, vigorous kingdoms developed in Asia Minor, while from the north and north east the Scythian nomadic tribes pressed down upon Turkey and the Danube valley, but found their match in the Thracian tribes which held south-eastern Europe and parts of western Turkey. The burials of the chieftains of both peoples were remarkable for the great wealth of offerings. Over the past half century The Cambridge Ancient History has established itself as a definitive work of reference. The original edition was published in twelve text volumes between 1924 and 1939. Publication of the new edition began in 1970. Every volume of the old edition has been totally re-thought and re-written with new text, maps, illustrations and bibliographies. Some volumes have had to be expanded into two or more parts and the series has been extended by two extra volumes (XIII and XIV) to cover events up to AD 600, bringing the total number of volumes in the set to fourteen. Existing plates to the volumes are available separately. *Profusely illustrated with maps, drawings and tables. *Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the history of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East from prehistoric times to AD 600 by an international cast of editors and contributors