Discover Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Feinstein

Author:Stephen Feinstein [Feinstein, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4645-1188-2
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2014-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Image Credit: Dorling Kindersley RF/Thinkstock

This artist’s illustration of Babylon shows what the city might have looked like during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar.

Hammurabi proved to be a wise statesman. For the first thirty-one years of his reign, he made alliances with his rivals, broke them when necessary, and renewed them when it worked to his advantage. Finally, Hammurabi went about unifying Mesopotamia. He waged war against the rival city-states, one by one. First, he attacked and defeated the city of Larsa, which allowed him to gain control of southern and central Mesopotamia. Next, he destroyed the city of Mari, seizing control of western Mesopotamia. He then captured the cities of Eshnunna, located about 65 miles north of Babylon, and Assur, 200 miles northwest of Babylon.

Having conquered his major rivals, Hammurabi now ruled all of Mesopotamia and some surrounding territory. His empire extended all the way from the Persian Gulf in the south to the southern part of present-day Turkey, in the north, and from the Zagros Mountains in the east to the Khabur River in present-day Syria. Hammurabi had proved to be a courageous military leader. Now he would demonstrate superb administrative skills in governing his vast empire.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.