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This project investigates ancient royal capitals from the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires to understand their significance and the influence of kingship on urban development. It combines archaeological and textual analysis to reveal the relationship between rulers and their cities.
Cities first developed in the fourth millennium BCE in Mesopotamia and quickly became the centers of civilization.
Despite extensive work on urban landscapes from an archaeological perspective, these ancient cities remain poorly understood.
Even less studied are royal capitals, the seats of kingship when empires emerged in the first millennium BCE.
This project explores capitals from the two main, competing empires—Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian—to address key questions: what constitutes a roya…
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