Images, Power, and Politics: Figurative Aspects of Esarhaddon's Babylonian Policy (681-669 B.C.)", Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 20
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The Assyrians have usually been charcterized as the strongmen of the ancient Near East, controlling their empire largely through military force, terror, and intimidatin. The new interpretation of Esarhaddon's reign offered here, hwever, suggests that his success in dealing with conquered Babylonia lay in his masterful use of non-violent tools of government: public works programs, royal public appearnces, and especially the use of documents which presented...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0871692082
ISBN13:9780871692085
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:American Philosophical Society Press
Length:230 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
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