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Pax Assyriaca : the historical evolution of civilisations and the archaeology of empires / Benjamin Toro.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Archaeopress Archaeology, [2022]Copyright date: �2022Description: 1 online resource (viii, 213 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1789690633
  • 9781789690637
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pax Assyriaca.DDC classification:
  • 935.03 23
LOC classification:
  • DS73.2
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- The historical evolution of the ancient Near East and the rise of the Assyrian phenomenon -- The Neo-Assyrian Empire and the Pax Assyriaca -- Ancient Egypt and the Pax Assyriaca -- The collapse of the Pax Assyriaca -- Conclusion.
Summary: "The Pax Assyriaca provides a study of the evolutionary process of ancient civilisations, stressing the complementarity between theoretical principles and the relevant historical and archaeological evidence. Taking its approach from World Systems Theory, the study focuses on the origin, development and collapse of the first, 'Near Eastern', stage of the 'Central Civilisation'. The volume seeks to better understand the evolution of this stage of the Central Civilization, exploring its origin in the fusion of the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations resulting from the expansion of the so-called Neo-Assyrian Empire from 1000 BC to 600 BC -- better known as the Pax Assyriaca. Alongside investigations into the structure and development of the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilisations, the book presents a theoretical analysis of Neo-Assyrian imperialism and traces the characteristics of the incorporation of Egypt into the Pax Assyriaca, concluding that this integration was only fully completed by the successor empires of Assyria around 430 BC. Finally an explanation for the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire is presented and its legacy in the context of the 'Central Civilisation' is assessed."-- Provided by publisher.
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Introduction -- The historical evolution of the ancient Near East and the rise of the Assyrian phenomenon -- The Neo-Assyrian Empire and the Pax Assyriaca -- Ancient Egypt and the Pax Assyriaca -- The collapse of the Pax Assyriaca -- Conclusion.

"The Pax Assyriaca provides a study of the evolutionary process of ancient civilisations, stressing the complementarity between theoretical principles and the relevant historical and archaeological evidence. Taking its approach from World Systems Theory, the study focuses on the origin, development and collapse of the first, 'Near Eastern', stage of the 'Central Civilisation'. The volume seeks to better understand the evolution of this stage of the Central Civilization, exploring its origin in the fusion of the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations resulting from the expansion of the so-called Neo-Assyrian Empire from 1000 BC to 600 BC -- better known as the Pax Assyriaca. Alongside investigations into the structure and development of the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilisations, the book presents a theoretical analysis of Neo-Assyrian imperialism and traces the characteristics of the incorporation of Egypt into the Pax Assyriaca, concluding that this integration was only fully completed by the successor empires of Assyria around 430 BC. Finally an explanation for the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire is presented and its legacy in the context of the 'Central Civilisation' is assessed."-- Provided by publisher.

Benjamin Toro has a BA in History from the University of Chile and an MA in Classical Studies from the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educaci�on (UMCE). He has completed Postgraduate Studies at the Institute of Archaeology and the Rothberg School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has gained an MPhil in Cuneiform Studies and a DPhil in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from the University of Birmingham. He is Assistant Professor of Ancient Near Eastern History and First Civilizations at the University of Concepci�on.

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