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Landscapes of Warfare Urartu and Assyria in the Ancient Middle East

by [Earley-Spadoni, Tiffany]

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Landscapes of Warfare offers an in-depth exploration of the Urartian empire, which occupied the highlands of present-day Turkey, Armenia, and Iran in the early first millennium BCE. Lesser known than its rival, the Neo-Assyrian empire, Urartu presents a unique case of imperial power distributed among mountain fortresses rather than centralized in cities. Through spatial analysis, the book demonstrates how systematic warfare, driven by imperial ambitions, shaped Urartian and Assyrian territories, creating symbolically and materially powerful landscapes.

Tiffany Earley-Spadoni challenges traditional views by emphasizing warfare's role in organizing ancient landscapes, suggesting that Urartu's strength lay in its strategic optimization of terrain through fortified regional networks. Using an interdisciplinary approach that includes GIS-enabled studies and integrates archaeological, historical, and art-historical evidence, she illustrates how warfare was a generative force in structuring space and society in the ancient Middle East. Landscapes of Warfare situates Urartu's developments within the broader context of regional empires, providing insights into the mechanisms of warfare, governance, and cultural identity formation.


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  • University Press of Color Brand
  • Apr 15, 2025 Pub Date:
  • 9781646426836 ISBN-13:
  • 1646426835 ISBN-10:
  • 320.0 pages Hardcover
  • English Language
  • 9 in * 1 in * 6 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: