Hammurabi, the sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon, is not only remembered for his famous legal code but also for ...

Interwar European fascinations with ancient Mesopotamia and Arabs as “flooding hordes ... inevitable march of scientific discovery rather than contingent cultural and political developments shaped by ...

including ancient Mesopotamia, classical Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. These include "civilization" and the rise of cities, different imaginings of god(s) and humanity, ...

In its original form, the story is an explanation of why not everyone speaks Hebrew, as well as a comment on the huge temple-towers (ziggurats) of Mesopotamian ... well as the political events ...

“Our politics have become so polarized these ... escaping his rough-and-tumble origins via a talent for interpreting Mesopotamian texts. In 2014 Turkey, young Narin learns of her rich Yazidi ...

A new book by the journalist Bartle Bull recounts 5,000 years of the country’s past, showing how long before colonial powers ...

From a new novel by Sally Rooney to a book about the consequences of U.S. foreign policy, these titles cover a range of ...

This is her 12th novel and is already hitting bestseller lists. The title will resonate with New Zealanders, since, of late, ...

Their motive, even by the turbulent politics of the day ... some dating back to ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Babylon in the third millennium B.C. Traditional natural remedies, such as the ...

“It is possible that this theory arose from the coincidence of an eclipse and a king’s death — that is, actual experience early in Mesopotamian ... ruler exercised political power over ...

Moving forward in time, the art of ancient Mesopotamia, with its intricate ... artisans but also provide insights into the social, political, and religious structures of these early societies.

Iraq launched an ambitious strategy on Wednesday to protect and improve its environment over the next six years, in the ...