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An updated edition of the British explorer's classic account of unearthing the ancient Assyrian empire's capital city. In the middle of the nineteenth century, British archeologist Austen Henry Layard uncovered parts of several ancient Assyrian cities buried beneath the earth, including the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Nineveh. Nineveh was one of the greatest cities of its time and was an important religious center around 3000 BC. However, the city was sacked in 612 BC, and its citizens were either deported or murdered. From that time forward, the city remained unoccupied, until Layard's excavation in the mid-1800s brought its treasures back into the world.Layard, in this stunningly honest account, describes his journeys around Asia Minor, traveling by caravans to remote places with unfamiliar cultures, religious practices, and customs. He recounts discovering the vast city in the land of Nimrod, and excavating Bas-reliefs, winged...
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- Author
- Austen Henry Layard
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781510720404
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Ancient History, Humanities
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