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The city besieged : siege and its manifestations in the ancient Near East by Israel Ephʻal is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The city besieged : siege and its manifestations in the ancient Near East about?
Exploring the military, legal, social and literary aspects of ancient warfare this study examines the multifaceted nature of the siege phenomenon in the ancient Near East. The book is based on Akkadian and biblical (and, to lesser degree, Greek, Aramaic, Egyptian, Hittite and Ugaritic) sources as well as on the depictions on reliefs from Assyrian palaces and Egyptian temples. The analysis incorporates lexical study and military thinking and focuses on the technology of warfare and human behaviour is a state of emergency.
Who reads The city besieged : siege and its manifestations in the ancient Near East?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Israel Ephʻal
- Publisher
- Hebrew University Magnes Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789654933124
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, History, Military
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