
Assyria
The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
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Narrated by:
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Matthew Lloyd Davies
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By:
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Eckart Frahm
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires
At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history. Assyria’s wide-ranging conquests have long been known from the Hebrew Bible and later Greek accounts. But nearly two centuries of research now permit a rich picture of the Assyrians and their empire beyond the battlefield: their vast libraries and monumental sculptures, their elaborate trade and information networks, and the crucial role played by royal women.
Although Assyria was crushed by rising powers in the late seventh century BCE, its legacy endured from the Babylonian and Persian empires to Rome and beyond. Assyria is a stunning and authoritative account of a civilization essential to understanding the ancient world and our own.
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Fascinating!
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wow, a moving masterpiece!
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Too much volume change in narration
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But like others have said, the narration volume changes drastically within sentences. The narrator begins sentences very loudly, but I frequently had to turn the volume up to its max just to hear a key phrase at the end of a sentence (only for the next sentence to blow my speakers out). If you are listening to this with road noise in the background, forget about it. The sound mixing should have been balanced much more.
Extremely frustrating narration
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Outstanding Historical Book
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great depth
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Interesting topic but terribly presented
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Excellent book and reading
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Fascinating history
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Clarity of explanation and historical timeline!
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