The Ancient History of the Near East (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. From the Earliest of Times to the Battle of SalamisBy Henry Hall
Length28h 44m
About this audiobook
The Ancient History of the Near East offers a sweeping synthesis of the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine, and Persia, tracing their political fortunes, cultural exchanges, and religious institutions from remote antiquity to the classical threshold. Written in a lucid yet densely informed Edwardian scholarly prose, the book belongs to the formative era of Near Eastern studies, when archaeology, philology, and comparative history were reshaping older biblical and classical narratives into a broader account of ancient civilization. Henry Reginald Hall was a distinguished British Egyptologist and keeper in the Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. His professional proximity to newly excavated objects, inscriptions, and imperial museum collections deeply informed his historical imagination. Hall wrote at a moment when discoveries in cuneiform studies and Egyptian archaeology were rapidly expanding Europe's understanding of the ancient world, and his work reflects both the strengths and assumptions of that intellectual milieu. This volume is recommended to readers seeking a historically significant synthesis rather than a modern textbook. Scholars, students, and serious general readers will value it for its erudition, breadth, and insight into the early development of Near Eastern historiography.
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- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
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GenreHistory
Length28 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 27, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2PREFACE
3CHAPTER I PROLEGOMENA
4CHAPTER II THE OLDER CIVILIZATION OF GREECE
5CHAPTER III ARCHAIC EGYPT
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6CHAPTER IV EGYPT UNDER THE OLD AND MIDDLE KINGDOMS
7CHAPTER V THE EARLY HISTORY OF BABYLONIA
8CHAPTER VI THE HYKSOS CONQUEST AND THE FIRST EGYPTIAN EMPIRE (pt. 1)
9CHAPTER VI THE HYKSOS CONQUEST AND THE FIRST EGYPTIAN EMPIRE (pt. 2)
10CHAPTER VII EGYPT UNDER THE EMPIRE
11CHAPTER VIII THE HITTITE KINGDOM AND THE SECOND EGYPTIAN EMPIRE (pt. 1)
12CHAPTER VIII THE HITTITE KINGDOM AND THE SECOND EGYPTIAN EMPIRE (pt. 2)
13CHAPTER IX THE KINGDOMS OF SYRIA AND PALESTINE
14CHAPTER X THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (pt. 1)
15CHAPTER X THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE (pt. 2)
16CHAPTER XI THE RENOVATION OF EGYPT AND RENASCENCE OF GREECE
17CHAPTER XII BABYLON AND THE MEDES AND PERSIANS: FROM THE FALL OF NINEVEH TO THE DEFEAT OF XERXES
18Memorable Quotes
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