Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. In the Beginning 1
6. 2. The Birthplace of Civilization 15
7. 3. Early City-States 35
8. 4. Kings of the Four Quarters of the World 51
9. 5. The Age of Hammurabi 71
10. 6. Babylonia in the Family of Nations 87
11. 7. The Assyrian Achievement 105
12. 8. The Glory of Babylon 129
13. 9. Mesopotamia between Two Worlds 147
14. 10. Sassanian Iraq 168
15. Epilogue. Discovery and Destruction of Ancient Iraq 191
16. Notes 211
17. Bibliography 231
18. Index 283