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History, Who's Who in the Ancient Near East, Jan 31, 2002
This survey shows the people of Babylon, from kings and merchants to women and slaves, and the so... more This survey shows the people of Babylon, from kings and merchants to women and slaves, and the social, historical, geographical and cultural context in which their extraordinary city flourished for so many millennia. It serves as an introduction to the Babylonians for both students and the interested general reader. The Bible saw Babylon with only negative connotations, and while classical writers admired the city's size and splendour, they deplored some of its more unusual customs. More than any other ancient society, Babylon remained a symbol expressing a mistrust of urbanization. Whatever the perspective taken, for much of the world, the city of Babylon was representative of the whole of Mesopotamian civilization for many centuries. In more recent times, the finds of archaeologists have allowed us to build a more balanced picture of who the Babylonians were, what they contributed to the process of civilization, and what were their intellectual and spiritual preoccupations. Af...
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature, 2013
The paper examines the state sponsored, often vast cemeteries built to bury or commemorate the fa... more The paper examines the state sponsored, often vast cemeteries built to bury or commemorate the fallen ‘martyrs’ during revolutionary or civil wars in two Communist countries, China and North Korea. The legitimization of governments has always been an important issue with such burial sites and recent renovations of existing, as well as new constructions, in both countries show the continuing relevance of the policy. Of interest is also the way in which architectural, sculptural and landscape symbolization were employed to construct imagery that sometimes defies intended ideological messages.
Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature
The invention of cities may well be the most enduring legacy of Mesopotamia. There was not just o... more The invention of cities may well be the most enduring legacy of Mesopotamia. There was not just one but dozens of cities, each controlling its own rural and pastoral territory and its own system of irrigation. Historians have tended to highlight the emergence of centralized states which exercised control over often extensive territories, but the most successful socio-political unit to emerge in Mesopotamia remained the city state. This book tells the stories of ten Mesopotamian cities in a way that will do justice to this urban paradigm. The individual stories are heterogeneous, reflecting the often contradictory thought and conclusions of the archaeologists who interpret the physical evidence of sites, of the epigraphists and Assyriologists who have copied and translated the cuneiform tablets, of the historians, geologists and anthropologists who have considered the findings. Most importantly, each city tells its own story through its discovery and a gradual understanding of its hi...
Since ancient times, tombs and mausolea have been built to ensure that exceptional individuals re... more Since ancient times, tombs and mausolea have been built to ensure that exceptional individuals remain in the collective memory. Memorializing those who have changed the course of history, such sites enable real deeds to become the stuff of legend and consolidate a leader’s repute; but these sites of memory also serve the political needs both of the time and of subsequent regimes. How is politics played out, and history commemorated, in these locations? Why do they become pilgrimage sites? How do these structures convey meaning, and can they safeguard a leader’s immortality, particularly in the context of changing political conditions? Tombs of the Great Leaders traces the development of the political tomb since the Bronze Age to today, focusing on 20th-century memorials housing communist leaders, from Lenin in Moscow to Mao Zedong in Beijing, to Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, and Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang. It also looks at the attempts by fascist rulers Franco and Mussolini to immortalize the...
Page 1. WHO'S WHO THE NClENT NEAR EAST GWENDOLYN LEICK Page 2. Page 3. Who's Wh... more Page 1. WHO'S WHO THE NClENT NEAR EAST GWENDOLYN LEICK Page 2. Page 3. Who's Who in the Ancient Near East This One F4Y7-07E-XLDR Page 4. THE ROUTLEDGE WHO'S WHO SERIES Accessible, authoritative ...
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
Philosophy East and West, 1993
The Classical World, 1991
... ILLUSTRATIONS Cornice above temple doorway, Kom Ombo (Graeco-Roman period) 55 Courtyard in a ... more ... ILLUSTRATIONS Cornice above temple doorway, Kom Ombo (Graeco-Roman period) 55 Courtyard in a fellah's house, Luxor (Egypt) 56 Cult temple of Isis, Philae (Graeco-Roman period) 57 Cyclopean masonry, Boghazköy (Anatolia) 58 Deir-el-Bahari, Western Thebes ...
Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature, 1994
History, Who's Who in the Ancient Near East, Jan 31, 2002
This survey shows the people of Babylon, from kings and merchants to women and slaves, and the so... more This survey shows the people of Babylon, from kings and merchants to women and slaves, and the social, historical, geographical and cultural context in which their extraordinary city flourished for so many millennia. It serves as an introduction to the Babylonians for both students and the interested general reader. The Bible saw Babylon with only negative connotations, and while classical writers admired the city's size and splendour, they deplored some of its more unusual customs. More than any other ancient society, Babylon remained a symbol expressing a mistrust of urbanization. Whatever the perspective taken, for much of the world, the city of Babylon was representative of the whole of Mesopotamian civilization for many centuries. In more recent times, the finds of archaeologists have allowed us to build a more balanced picture of who the Babylonians were, what they contributed to the process of civilization, and what were their intellectual and spiritual preoccupations. Af...
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature, 2013
The paper examines the state sponsored, often vast cemeteries built to bury or commemorate the fa... more The paper examines the state sponsored, often vast cemeteries built to bury or commemorate the fallen ‘martyrs’ during revolutionary or civil wars in two Communist countries, China and North Korea. The legitimization of governments has always been an important issue with such burial sites and recent renovations of existing, as well as new constructions, in both countries show the continuing relevance of the policy. Of interest is also the way in which architectural, sculptural and landscape symbolization were employed to construct imagery that sometimes defies intended ideological messages.
Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature
The invention of cities may well be the most enduring legacy of Mesopotamia. There was not just o... more The invention of cities may well be the most enduring legacy of Mesopotamia. There was not just one but dozens of cities, each controlling its own rural and pastoral territory and its own system of irrigation. Historians have tended to highlight the emergence of centralized states which exercised control over often extensive territories, but the most successful socio-political unit to emerge in Mesopotamia remained the city state. This book tells the stories of ten Mesopotamian cities in a way that will do justice to this urban paradigm. The individual stories are heterogeneous, reflecting the often contradictory thought and conclusions of the archaeologists who interpret the physical evidence of sites, of the epigraphists and Assyriologists who have copied and translated the cuneiform tablets, of the historians, geologists and anthropologists who have considered the findings. Most importantly, each city tells its own story through its discovery and a gradual understanding of its hi...
Since ancient times, tombs and mausolea have been built to ensure that exceptional individuals re... more Since ancient times, tombs and mausolea have been built to ensure that exceptional individuals remain in the collective memory. Memorializing those who have changed the course of history, such sites enable real deeds to become the stuff of legend and consolidate a leader’s repute; but these sites of memory also serve the political needs both of the time and of subsequent regimes. How is politics played out, and history commemorated, in these locations? Why do they become pilgrimage sites? How do these structures convey meaning, and can they safeguard a leader’s immortality, particularly in the context of changing political conditions? Tombs of the Great Leaders traces the development of the political tomb since the Bronze Age to today, focusing on 20th-century memorials housing communist leaders, from Lenin in Moscow to Mao Zedong in Beijing, to Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, and Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang. It also looks at the attempts by fascist rulers Franco and Mussolini to immortalize the...
Page 1. WHO'S WHO THE NClENT NEAR EAST GWENDOLYN LEICK Page 2. Page 3. Who's Wh... more Page 1. WHO'S WHO THE NClENT NEAR EAST GWENDOLYN LEICK Page 2. Page 3. Who's Who in the Ancient Near East This One F4Y7-07E-XLDR Page 4. THE ROUTLEDGE WHO'S WHO SERIES Accessible, authoritative ...
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2012
Philosophy East and West, 1993
The Classical World, 1991
... ILLUSTRATIONS Cornice above temple doorway, Kom Ombo (Graeco-Roman period) 55 Courtyard in a ... more ... ILLUSTRATIONS Cornice above temple doorway, Kom Ombo (Graeco-Roman period) 55 Courtyard in a fellah's house, Luxor (Egypt) 56 Cult temple of Isis, Philae (Graeco-Roman period) 57 Cyclopean masonry, Boghazköy (Anatolia) 58 Deir-el-Bahari, Western Thebes ...
Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature, 1994