Table of Contents

Forewords • 1. Nineveh: the centre of the world • 2. Assyria in the world • 3. Violence into order • 4. Imagining Assyria

Promotional Information

A fascinating insight into the ancient Assyrian empire, told through the life of its ruler, King Ashurbanipal, and published to coincide with a once-in-a-generation exhibition at the British Museum

About the Author

Gareth Brereton is Curator of Ancient Mesopotamia, Department of the Middle East, at the British Museum, London.