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Assyrian Military Facts
Select excerpts from Karen Metz’s “From Sumer to Rome”. In the 8th century B.C., when the entire Assyrian army included 150,000-200,000 men, a combat field army of 50,000 men would be equal to 5 modern American heavy divisions, or 8 … Continue reading
Observations of Mesopotamian and Elamite Ziggurats
This essay was written for the Mesopotamian Archaeology 123A course taught by Professor David Stronach at the University of California, Berkeley in 2000. The ziggurat is often defined in the context of a pyramidal, stepped temple tower that serves as … Continue reading
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