A History of Babylonia and Assyria is a two volume non-fiction work written by Robert William Rogers and originally published in 1900 or 1901 by
Eaton & Mains of New York City.
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] It went through successive rewrites that updated the work and the sixth edition was published in 1915 by
Abingdon Press
Abingdon Press is the book publishing arm of the United Methodist Publishing House which publishes sheet music, ministerial resources, Bible-study aids, and other items, often with a focus on Methodism and Methodists.
History
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Overview
The two volumes are parceled into four books:
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:Book 1: " Prolegomena, or Discoveries and Decipherments, Sources, Lands, Peoples, and Chronology of Babylonian History;"
:Book 2: "History of Babylonia;"
:Book 3: "History of Assyria;"
:Book 4: "History of the Chaldean Empire."
By 1915 a "largely rewritten" sixth edition was published.][
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About the author
Robert William Rogers (Ph.D., DD., LLD.) was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...
. When he wrote this two volume work, he was a professor in Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, New Jersey
Madison is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 16,937, an increase of 1,092 (+6.9%) from the 2010 United ...
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/ref> He published several works including, ''The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria, Especially in Its Relations with Israel.'' A lecture series by him was also published in 1931.
See also
*''Ancient Mesopotamia at the Dawn of Civilization
Ancient Mesopotamia at the Dawn of Civilization: the Evolution of an Urban Landscape is an ancient history monograph by Guillermo Algaze, published in 2008 by University of Chicago Press.Frangipane, Marcella. Scholarly book review. Current Anthrop ...
'' an ancient history monograph by Guillermo Algaze
Guillermo Algaze (born November 24, 1954) is a Cuban-born American anthropologist and recipient of a 2003 MacArthur Award,
Algaze is a former chair of the anthropology department at University of California, San Diego, and project director of the ...
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References
External links
Official website
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Ancient Mesopotamia - Babylon and Assyria
Pennfield.edu.
Further reading
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* . Volume 1. Internet Archive.
* Volume 2. Internet Archive.
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American non-fiction books
1915 non-fiction books
Books about the ancient Near East
Books about Assyrian people
Ancient history
Assyrian culture
History of Mesopotamia
Babylonian cities
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