Babylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including ... Legacy of Babylonia (Exploring Mesopotamia) Paperback – January 9, 2019

kindle unlimited, small list of related books at end, the list was getting way too long to keep running entire list, but this way I still have one that is kept up to date on my goodreads so can try to keep the different ones clear in my mind.Explore the Captivating History of Babylon Free History BONUS Inside!The Babylonian influence upon its successors and even modern society knows no bounds. One of the leading civilizations of Mesopotamia, the Babylonians provided the fundamentals of mathematics, agriculture, architecture, metallurgy, and other influential and necessary fields required to develop other great civilizations such as the Greeks, Romans, and even contemporary nations like China and the United States. Without them, no neoteric world could exist.In Babylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian Mythology and the Legacy of Babylonia, you will discover topics such as The Land of the Babylonians Life, Culture, and Gender Roles Throughout the Years Where Superstition Met Science Babylonia Before the Babylonians The Amorite Dynasty or the First Babylonians The First Fall of Babylon and the Rise of the Kassites Assyrian Domination and Rule, 911-619 BCE The Neo-Babylonian Empire The Persian Conquest and Hellenistic Period Religion, Mythology, and the Creation Myths The Short Version of the Biblical Babylonians And much, much more!Babylon: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom in Ancient Mesopotamia, Starting from the Akkadian Empire to the Battle of Opis Against Persia, Including Babylonian Mythology and the Legacy of BabyloniaAssyrian History: A Captivating Guide to the Assyrians and Their Powerful Empire in Ancient MesopotamiaHittites: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Anatolian People Who Established the Hittite Empire in Ancient MesopotamiaUr: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Important Sumerian City-States in Ancient MesopotamiaHammurabi: A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi

Many chapters but quite fast to read, and very interesting. Babylon is without doubt one of the most amazing cities in history. There is a wealth of data in this short work that makes you search more and more. The only part it was not that clear to me was about the origins of Babylon, the author mentions two stages: one between the 27th and 23th centuries in an stage of peace and gender equality (a favorite theme of the author); a second between 29th and 25th centuries in which the women loss that equality and cities would get walls. My doubt is about how these two different stages are coexisting or overlapping, even more the second stage seems older. Also the author mentions there are some prejudices that people considers the refined civilization in Babylon a primitive one. Is strange because till today is known that Babylon was the center of important scientific discoveries and cultural heritage that survive to this day, I mean, it is popular knowledge.., Beyond those points the book is clear to me.If you want to know more about Babylon you could read the books Asimov wrote about Mesopotamia and even the one about the New Testament. The author in this book mentions Babylon in the book of Revelation as an analogy of sin, but Asimov I think gives a better explanation: Babylon instead is an analogy of Rome, put that way to avoid censorship of the Roman Empire or even a lethal accusation of treason, in the same way that the name of Nero was hidden in the number 616. Likewise if you want to read more about the fascinating mythology of the Babylonians the book "The Babylonian Legends of the Creation" by Sir E. A. Wallis is superb.

I spent a year there in the second gulf war based within site of the ruins of Babylon near the city of Al Hillah. It would have been good to have this book there with me. Very well written and a very interesting read on the history and people of the area where I was. Rick

This book provides a quick easy overview of Babylonian history, though, he goes into the modern fetish of gnashing his teeth over sex and gender roles.

This was a book that kept me highly engaged! It was a quick read; however, it was very informative. I have read quite a bit about ancient Mesopotamia, yet this work had some of the most detailed information I have yet read on certain cultural elements (clothes, diet, and gender roles) prevalent in the region. "Chapter 3" is golden! The sections on Babylonian medicine, mathematics, astronomy, and astrology were all interesting; however, the section on the zodiac was revolutionary! It never ceases to amaze me how much the Modern World, often lazily, gives credit to the ancient Greeks. Perhaps this book will put into perspective how much the Greeks learned from those peoples who were ancient even to them. "Chapter 4" to "Chapter 9" offer a scintillating overview of ancient Mesopotamian history. "Chapter 10" displays an overview of Babylonian mythology and "Chapter 11" offers a quick summary of the "Biblical Babylonians." This work is great!

Or at the very least, say, a follow up book, diving deeper into the history of Babylon. Or just a reference to a good follow up book.BUT, from that, it is clear than the author packages the history such that one want to learn more, well done and recommended reading.

As a fan of ancient civilizations this a easy to read book that gives someone a good general idea on this society

I liked the book, so I but 6 others.