Ecology and Empire The Structure of the Urartian State |
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| Author:
| Zimansky, Paul E. |
| Series title: | Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization |
| ISBN: | 978-0-918986-41-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1985 |
| Publisher: | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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Zimansky investigates the reasons for the surprising emergence of a centralised state in the inhospitable, highland areas on the Eastern border of Turkey in the 9th century BC. Using both archaeological and textual sources, the author discusses Urartian history in detail and shows how the presence of the massive Assyrian empire was a major structuring force.
Zimansky investigates the reasons for the surprising emergence of a centralised state in the inhospitable, highland areas on the Eastern border of Turkey in the 9th century BC. Using both archaeological and textual sources, the author discusses Urartian history in detail and shows how the presence of the massive Assyrian empire was a major structuring force.