BLACKWELL HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

A History of the Ancient Near East

ca. 3000-323 BC

Fourth Edition "This marvelous book is a classic, and deservedly so. This new edition brings the history up to date with revelations from newly published cuneiform tablets and recent archaeological excavations."

-Amanda H. Podany, Professor of History, Cal Poly Pomona "An outstanding resource for studying the history of the ANE... It is remarkable to find a volume with this subject ma...

The ground-breaking story of Nomadic peoples on the move across history.

Following on from Danubia and the bestselling Germania, Lotharingia is the final instalment in Simon Winder's hilarious and informative personal exploration of European history.

The first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of what historians consider to be the world's very first empire: Assyria

'A work of remarkable synthesis. The range of its sources is truly extraordinary . . . Frahm punctures a fair share of myths too' Pratinav Anil, The Times

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.

Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria...

A vivid, beautifully ilustrated account of the Netherlands’ rebellion against Spanish colonial rule in 1568.

A vivid history of how the marks left on maps by travellers tell the story of the modern world

The stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship - and how the West is now paying the price for allowing it to happen.

A luminous and original account of the Bathysphere expeditions: the first ever deep-sea voyage to the otherworldly terrain more than 3,000ft below sea level