Civilizations of the Ancient East. Historical connections of the peoples of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Arabia, Anatolia, and Iran

The book by the famous Italian historian Sabatino Moscati briefly yet comprehensively covers the history of the Ancient East. The author conducts a comparative study of the essential and characteristic features of ancient Near Eastern civilizations. You will learn about the Sumerians and Egyptians, Babylonians and Assyrians, Hittites and Hurrians, Canaanites and Arameans, Israelites and Persians. All the diversity of cultures and their mutual influence, clearly outlined by Moscati, forms a unique and beautiful face of the Ancient East.