The Rise and Fall of the Assyrian Empire (Jovian Press)

by Zénaïde A. Ragozin

There is, on carefully drawn maps of Mesopotamia, a pale undulating line (considerably to the north of the city of Accad or Agade), which cuts across the valley of the two rivers, from Is or Hit on the Euphrates,-the place famous for its inexhaustible bitumen pits,-to Samarah on the Tigris. This line marks the beginning of the alluvium, i.e. of the rich, moist alluvial land formed by the rivers, and at the same time the natural boundary of Northern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1548223085
• ISBN13: 9781548223083
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"