A History of Babylonia and Assyria

Short description: 1900 non-fiction work by Robert William Rogers

A History of Babylonia and Assyria

Author| Robert William Rogers
Country| United States
Language| English
Genre| Non-fiction
Publisher| Eaton & Mains

Publication date

| 1900 or 1901

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 Eaton & Mains 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]

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 About the author
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links
* 6 Further reading

## 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.

## See also

* Ancient Mesopotamia at the Dawn of Civilization an ancient history monograph by Guillermo Algaze.

## 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.
7. ↑ Listing

## External links

* Official website.
* ISBN 9781108083096
* Ancient Mesopotamia - Babylon and Assyria, Pennfield.edu.

## Further reading

* Rogers, Robert Williams (1901). A History of Babylonia and Assyria. Internet Archive. 1 (1st ed.). New York: Eaton & Maines. pp. 450+. https://archive.org/details/historyofbabylon01rogeuoft/page/n6/mode/2up.
* Free book download. Volume 1. Internet Archive.
* Free book download Volume 2. Internet Archive.
* Pinches, T. G. (April 1910). "Review: The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria, Especially in Its Relations with Israel by Robert William Rogers". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Cambridge University Press): 529–532 (4 pages). doi:10.1017/S0035869X0003985X. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25189707. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
* Olmstead, A. T. (April 1931). "Review: A History of Ancient Persia, from its Earliest Beginnings to the Death of Alexander the Great by Robert William Rogers". The American Historical Review (American Historical Association) 36 (3): 571–572 (2 pages). doi:10.2307/1837917. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1837917. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

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