A review by kahawa
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek

5.0

Very well written and researched. There was perhaps a little bit of jumping around geographically and chronologically that required concentration to follow, but otherwise it was very clear. I liked how he interwove the effects and patterns of history with both modern history and judeo-christian events. I don't think we can understand judeo-christianity without understanding its roots, and those roots for the most part are Mesopotamian.

A nit-pick with the title, this book wasn't really about Babylon per se, but about ancient Mesopotamia, its geology, history, cities and societies.