Ancient Mesopotamia /
by Don Nardo.
- San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, 2004.
- 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- World history series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The first cities, empires, and literature -- Rise of the Assyrians and Babylonians -- The Assyrian Empire reaches its zenith -- Society and life in ancient Mesopotamia -- Mesopotamia under the Medes and Persians -- East meets west: the Greeks in Mesopotamia.
A historical overview of the rise of the Assyrians and Babylonians and the culture they developed in ancient Mesopotamia, plus a glimpse of the region in later centuries.