The politics of ancient Mesopotamia

Isakhan, Benjamin 2012, The politics of ancient Mesopotamia, in The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia Exhibition, [Melbourne Museum], Melbourne.

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Title	The politics of ancient Mesopotamia
Author(s)	Isakhan, Benjamin
Conference name	The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia Exhibition
Conference location	Melbourne, Vic.
Conference dates	23 Aug. 2012
Title of proceedings	The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia Exhibition
Publication date	2012
Total pages	[unknown]
Publisher	[Melbourne Museum]
Place of publication	Melbourne
Keyword(s)	Mesopotamia politics history Mesopotamian empires
Summary	Conventional wisdom asserts that the empires of ancient Mesopotamia were ruled by blood-thirsty tyrants with a penchant for megalomania and a lust for power. However, archaeological work conducted during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has begun to unearth a more sophisticated political landscape. Many of the empires of ancient Mesopotamia can be seen to have practised forms of governance remarkably similar to the democratic systems employed by the Greeks many centuries later. This lecture will examine the democratic tendencies of various Mesopotamian empires and trace their influence on later Grecian developments.
Language	eng
Field of Research	210310 Middle Eastern and African History
Socio Economic Objective	970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology
HERDC Research category	EN Other conference paper
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30047253

Document type:	Conference Paper
Collection:	Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation

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