A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great.

• Covers the civilizations of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Israelites and Persians
  
• Places particular emphasis on social and cultural history
  
• Covers the legacy of the Ancient Near East in the medieval and modern worlds
  
• Provides a useful bibliographical guide to this field of study