Provides an overview of the people and empires of ancient Mesopotamia, discussing farmers, city dwellers, the rise and fall of empires, Babylonia, Assyria, neo-Assyrians, and the Greek attempt to rule.
Content Note
The first farmers and city-dwellers -- Rise and fall of the earliest empires -- Babylonia, Assyria, and their rivals -- A ruthless spirit : the Neo-Assyrians -- Triumph and tragedy : the Persian Empire -- Greek attempts to rule Mesopotamia -- Ancient Mesopotamia's last empires.