War in the Assyrian Empire (Ancient World at War) - Tapa blanda

Written by one of the major international specialists on the Assyrian empire, War in the Assyrian Empire takes a comprehensive look at the various aspects of Assyrian military activity. Presents a detailed treatment of the Assyrian empire as the earliest historical example of a polity geared for warfare simply for the sake of territorial expansion Offers a balanced evaluation of the available textual and visual documentation on warfare in the Assyrian empire Discusses new and ongoing research on Assyrian warfare

Frederick Mario Fales is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern History at the University of Udine, Italy. His most recent works include a treatise on the history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, L'impero assiro: storia e amministrazione, IX-VII sec. a. C. (2001), and Saccheggio in Mesopotamia (2006), which was short-listed for the Viareggio Book Prize in 2005.