The Assyrians

by Elaine Landau

Examines Assyria's growth from warlike city-state to huge empire, through its conquest of all of Mesopotamia and Egypt, and aspects of its culture

Genres: History

64 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 1997

Reviews

[Steven Betge · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book for its quick, but still detailed history on the Assyria empire and its role in "the craddle of civilization." It covers Daily Life, Law, Religion, War efforts and ultimately Assyria's fall. It has beautiful pictures & a helpful summary of significant dates at the end.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tonight I was speaking with a fellow that works at the local library. He's been lightly teasing me about taking these books out--mostly because he's kind of a fan of the civilizations of the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. I told him the sources for these books are pretty old and possibly out of date. The bibliographies list books from the 50s and 60s. I'll have to do my research, but my complaint is that there aren't many books meant for the lay reader about these civilizations.
The last two mornings I've read this one and the Babylonians and will check out The Sumerians tomorrow. They're all very straightforward summations of what we know and understand about the people who emerged from what we know as present-day Iraq.
My library friend has told me about a book by a fellow named Georges Roux. I'll give it a go once I get my hands on it.

[Dna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had some raised-eyebrow moments with this one, but it was written a while ago and by someone not Assyrian. Still fun. This was my first borrowed and read book from openlibrary.org, a new discovery for me thanks to a co-worker. The stuff about Assyrians as warring people and military was great, though familiar. I *think* this is juvenile fiction, but am not sure.

[Hieu Do · Rating 4 out of 5]

The more I read about the Assyrians, the more I find it incredible that an ancient civilization still lives on as an identity.