Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire

by Eckart Frahm

A "sweeping, delightfully readable" (Wall Street Journal) new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires

At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen.

In Assyria, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of the Assyrian empire and its formative role in global history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541605152
• ISBN13: 9781541605152
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.2" x 8.1"