Between the Rivers - Teaching Company CD Course - HOLIDAY SALE

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Between the Rivers:
The History of Ancient Mesopotamia
Part 1, 2 & 3
(36 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture on 18 audio cds)
Retails for 9.95
Taught by Professor Alexis Q. Castor
Franklin & Marshall
College
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"I have purchased quite a few courses but have not provided a review until now. In view of a couple of recent unfavorable comments, I feel compelled to say a few words of high
praise for this course and Prof. Castor. This course provides a wealth of rich detail about and insight into the politics, economics, religion, culture, and way of life and ancient
Mesopotamia at the dawn of western civilization. Prof. Castor punctuates the sweep and overview of events with specific and sometimes personal examples. One can empathize,
for example, with the plight of Zimri-Lim of Mari when he is faced with the more powerful and temperamental Hammurabi. Prof. Castor not only tells what happened but provides
insight in to how and why events may have occurred. I have read several books and listened to lectures about ancient Mesopotamia but none have approached the clarity and
breadth of Prof. Castor’s presentation. For content, this course can’t be beat
What pieces of the distant past drift before your mind's eye when you think of ancient Mesopotamia? Perhaps it's:
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the temples known as ziggurats, thrust toward the sky by stepped platforms that bring worshippers closer to the gods they honor
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entire populations paralyzed by fear before a dreaded invader
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priests making sacrifices to the gods who rule over and protect their city
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the hanging gardens of Babylon, their terraces shadowed by mystery
Any of these images may come to mind, but each one is part of the legacy of a region from which our own culture has drawn many essential aspects, including writing,
codes of law, cities, and even epic poetry.
Between the Rivers: The History of Ancient Mesopotamia
takes you on an insightful journey through the area bordered by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, from
Neolithic times to the age of Alexander the Great and into the lives of mighty emperors, struggling farmers, ambitious merchants, and palace servants. In 36
fascinating lectures, award-winning Professor Alexis Q. Castor reveals new insights into the real history of this region and demonstrates that all cultures lie in the shadow of Mesopotamia.
A Foundational Time and Place
Mesopotamia, a name coined by the Greeks, means "the land between the rivers" and refers to the region now mostly encompassed by the borders of modern Iraq.
Originally, the area was home to a succession of peoples, from Neolithic villagers to the vast empires of Assyria and Persia.
The beginnings of cities and urban lifestyles during the 5th millennium B.C. are only two of the many factors that make ancient Mesopotamia such a foundational time
and place in history. The region was marked by the changing roles and representations of rulers and by recurring regional instabilities and upheavals. East and West
collided when the Persian Empire first tried to conquer Greece and then itself became the final conquest of Alexander the Great
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