El Cercano Oriente: Grandes Imperios

Synopsis of El Cercano Oriente: Grandes Imperios

«El Cercano Oriente: Grandes Imperios» is the historical essay by María Camino García and Joan Santacana, published by Anaya in paperback (96 pages).

It covers the history of the ancient Near East, with wars and deportations among Hittites, Assyrians, Arameans, Canaanites, Philistines, Jews, Babylonians and Egyptians, while the region was developing the alphabet, poetry and monotheism. It analyzes the great empires after Sumer and their relationship with the narratives of the Bible.

Part of the Biblioteca Básica de Historia collection, History series, number 11, and includes bibliography and index. Covers the Middle East up to the year 622. Published in 1989. Written in Spanish.

Aimed at general readers and students interested in ancient history, archaeology and the historical background of the Bible.