A History of Babylonia and Assyria

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A History of Babylonia and Assyria is a two volume non-fiction work written by Robert William Rogers and originally published in 1900 or 1901 by New York City of New York City.[1][2] It went through successive rewrites that updated the work and the sixth edition was published in 1915 by Abingdon Press.[3][4]

Overview

The two volumes are parceled into four books:[2]

Book 1: " Prolegomena, or Discoveries and Decipherments, Sources, Lands, Peoples, and Chronology of Babylonian History;"
Book 2: "History of Babylonia;"
Book 3: "History of Assyria;"
Book 4: "History of the Chaldean Empire."

By 1915 a "largely rewritten" sixth edition was published.[5]

About the author

Robert William Rogers (PH.D, DD., LLD.) was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. When he wrote this two volume work, he was a Professor in Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, New Jersey.[6][7] He published several works including, The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria, Especially in Its Relations with Israel. A lecture series by him was also published in 1931.

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References

  1. Jastrow, Morris (October 1901). "Reviewed Work". The American Journal of Theology (University of Chicago Press) 5 (4): 763–766 (4 pages). 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Price, Ira Maurice (May 1901). "Review". The Biblical World (University of Chicago Press) 17 (5): 387–390 (4 pages). doi:10.1086/472815. 
  3. Luckenbill, Daniel D. (April 1916). "Reviewed Work". The American Journal of Theology 20 (2): 307–308 (2 pages). doi:10.1086/479688. 
  4. Lyon, David G. (April 1916). "Review". The American Historical Review (American Historical Association) 21 (3): 563–565 (3 pages). doi:10.2307/1835015. 
  5. Luckenbill, Daniel David (April 1916). "Book review". The American Journal of Theology (The University of Chicago Press) 20 (2): 307–308 (2 pages). doi:10.1086/479688. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3155477. Retrieved May 28, 2020. 
  6. Biography. Drew University.
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