Babylonia, From Sumer to Cyrus (Assyriology Archives, #3)
By AJ Carmichael
Length8h 26m
About this audiobook
From the first cities rising out of the Mesopotamian plains to the fall of Babylon to the armies of Cyrus the Great, Babylonia: From Sumer to Cyrus is a sweeping journey through the birthplace of civilization. This book uncovers how the Sumerians mastered the rivers, invented writing, built the first temples and ziggurats, and forged myths that still echo in sacred texts today. It follows the rise of Akkad, the laws of Hammurabi, the grandeur of Babylon, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the great kings who shaped an empire of clay, gods, and stars. Through flood legends, forgotten dynasties, and golden-bricked cities, the story of Babylonia reveals a civilization both fragile and everlasting - built from mud, ruled by gods, and remembered in stone and scripture. Yet this is also the story of transformation - how the lands of Sumer became Babylon, and how Babylon fell not in ruin, but into legend under Cyrus the Great.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length8 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 5, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
2Dedication
3Epigraph
4Chapter 1 – The Land Between Rivers: Cradle of Civilization
5Chapter 2 – The Mythic Age: Before the Flood
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6Chapter 3 – The Dawn of the Cities: Eridu, Uruk, and Ur
7Chapter 4 – The Kings of Heaven and Earth: The Rise of Akkad
8Chapter 5 – The Return of Sumer: The Third Dynasty of Ur
9Chapter 6 – The Empire of Nebuchadnezzar: Glory and Exile
10Chapter 7 – The Return of Empire: Assyria and the Kings of Iron
11Chapter 8 – The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire: Revenge of the South
12Chapter 9 – The Neo-Babylonian Glory: Nebuchadnezzar and the Empire of the South
13Chapter 10 – The Fall and Legacy of Babylon
14About the Author
15About the Publisher
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