The Neo-Assyrian Empire : : A Handbook / / Simonetta Ponchia, Giovanni Lanfranchi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2024 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Ponchia, Simonetta,; Lanfranchi, Giovanni,
• Place / Publishing House: München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2024]; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Language: English
• Series: Empires through the Ages in Global Perspective ,
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIV, 654 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Principles of Transcription --; Introduction --; 1 The Sources --; 2 Narrating the Empire with Images: Assyrian Narrative Art --; 3 An Overview of the Middle Assyrian Period --; 4 Socio-political Landscapes from the Late 11th to the Early 8th Century всᴇ --; 5 The Rise of Assyria as a Supraregional Power (from Aššur-dan II to Ashurnasirpal II) --; 6 The Imperial Construction (from Shalmaneser III to Aššur-nirari V) --; 7 Tiglath-pileser III (745 –727 всᴇ) --; 8 Sargon (721– 705 всᴇ) --; 9 Sennacherib (705 – 681 всᴇ) --; 10 Esarhaddon (680– 669 всᴇ) --; 11 Ashurbanipal (668– 630? всᴇ) --; 12 The Epilogue --; 13 The Urban Landscape --; 14 The Rural Landscape --; 15 The System of Power and Governance --; 16 Gods, Kings and Empire --; 17 Scribal Culture and Sciences --; 18 The Aftermath: Interpretations, Memories and a Complex Legacy --; 19 The Assyrian “Empire” --; Appendix --; Abbreviations --; Literature --; Indices
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110690767; 9783111332192
• ISSN: 2750-6118
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110690767
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Simonetta Ponchia, Giovanni Lanfranchi.

The ancient historians considered the Assyrian empire the crucial starting point of a new political system which was adopted by later empires. In modern historical research, this problem still needs to be investigated in a global perspective that studies the development of the imperial model through ages. Abundant epigraphical and archaeological sources can be used in investigating the expansionistic tacticts, the control structures, and the administrative procedures implemented by the Assyrians through a continuous effort of adaptation to evolving situations and changing needs. The book provides an updated outline of the history of the Assyrian empire and its neighbours, a detailed analysis of the technical and ideological aspects of the construction of the Assyrian empire, and of its long-lasting legacy in the Near East and in the West. For its broad theoretical framework, which includes the reference to studies of ancient and modern empires and imperialism, the book is intended not only for the specialists of Ancient Near Eastern history, but also for a wider public of Classical and Medieval historians and of historians interested in world and global history.