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Life in the ancient Near East 3100-332 BCE

by Daniel Snell

A comprehensive survey of the social and economic history of the ancient Near East, from the invention of writing to the conquest of Alexander the Great. Organised chronologically, it examines the daily lives of ordinary people and their relations with governments.

Accession 1897 ISBN 0300076665 Publisher Yale University Press
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