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Ancient Iraq

by Georges Roux · 1964

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Book provides an introduction to the history of ancient Mesopotamia and its civilizations, incorporating archaeological and historical finds up to 1992

Subject
history
Genre
ancient worldhistorical fiction
Themes
archaeologyhistoryart
Setting
ancient historyiraqmiddle east
Audience
adult

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