The Architecture of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces

David Kertai (Research Associate, Research Associate, University College London)

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Oxford University Press
09 April 2015

Palaces, chateaux, country houses; History; Middle Eastern history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

The Late Assyrian Empire (c. 900 - 612 BCE) was the first state to rule over the major centres of the Middle East, and the Late Assyrian court inhabited some of the most monumental palaces of its time. The Architecture of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces is the first volume to provide an in-depth analysis of Late Assyrian palatial architecture, offering a general introduction to all key royal palaces in the major centres of the empire: Assur, Kaluhu, Dur-Sharruken, and Nineveh.

Where previous research has often focused on the duality between public and private realms, this volume redefines the cultural principles governing these palaces and proposes a new historical framework, analysing the spatial organization of the palace community which placed the king front and centre. It brings together the architecture of such palaces as currently understood within the broader framework of textual and art-historical sources, and argues that architectural changes were guided by a need to accommodate ever larger groups as the empire grew in size.

By: David Kertai (Research Associate Research Associate University College London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 253mm, Width: 195mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 832g
ISBN: 9780198723189
ISBN 10: 0198723180
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 09 April 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Kertai is a research associate at University College London.

Reviews for The Architecture of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces

Kertai's emphasis is on the spatial organisation of the palace community rather than the dichotomy of the public and private realms and rights of access. High-quality plans. * Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, Ancient West and East (AWE) *