Skip navigation Skip to main navigation for this site Skip to navigation for this section

Contact us
tel: 020 3073 8093
email: admin@history.bbk.ac.uk



Need more help?

Leave your email address and get up-to-date information on finance and our free advice sessions.




By registering your email you are agreeing to receive emails from Birkbeck, University of London. We will not share your details with anyone else. Click here for Birkbeck data policy .

 Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern and Aegean Studies 2

This module follows on from Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern and Aegean Studies 1. The focus is on Mesopotamia, with Part 1 being devoted to the Middle and Late Bronze Age kingdoms and Part 2 to the Iron Age empires. Looking at sites such as Mari, Hattusha, Ugarit, Niimrud, Nineveh and Babylon, we will discuss topics including kingship, trade and diplomacy, expansion and consolidation, art and propaganda.  


Relevant qualifications

This module is part of the following programme(s):