Civilizations of Ancient Iraq

(Princeton University Press) The authors tell the story of ancient Mesopotamia from ten thousand years ago up to the seventh century, using illustrations of art and architecture to trace the rise and fall of these civilizations and people. Foster is a professor of Assyriology and Babylonian literature at Yale University.

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The February 2026 cover of PAW, featuring a photo of Joseph Nye.
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