The Might That Was Assyria
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - The Might That Was Assyria
OR:
The Might That Was Assyria on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

''The Might That Was Assyria'' (1984; ) is a 1984 book by the Assyriologist
H. W. F. Saggs Henry William Frederick Saggs (2 December 1920 – 31 August 2005) was an English classicist and orientalist. Early life and education Saggs was born in East Anglia on 2 December 1920. He attended Clacton County High School, following which ...
, in which the author illustrates the
Neo-Assyrian Empire The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history and the final and greatest phase of Assyria as an independent state. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew t ...
. Saggs spent half of his life studying the ancient Assyrians, before he wrote the book.


See also

*''
The Greatness That Was Babylon ''The Greatness That Was Babylon'' (1962; second edition 1988) is a book about Babylonia by the Assyriologist H. W. F. Saggs. Summary Saggs, writing for the "general reader", describes the ancient Babylonians before and during the ancient Assy ...
''


References

1984 non-fiction books Neo-Assyrian Empire Books about the ancient Near East Books by H. W. F. Saggs English-language books History books about Iraq {{ANE-hist-book-stub