Creating capitals : the rationale, construction, and function of the imperial capitals of Assyria /

The creation of new capital cities are watershed moments in the lives of ancient empires. Assyria, arguably the most successful imperial state of the ancient Near East, repeatedly engaged in capital creation. 'Capital creation' denotes the development of a monumental capital, either in a n...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Politopoulos, Aris (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden : Leiden University Press, [2020]
Series:	Archaeological studies Leiden University ; 51.
Subjects:	Architecture, Assyro-Babylonian. Assyria > Capital and capitol. Assyria > Antiquities.