Contents
1: Creating Capitals – Approaches, Perspectives, and Methodology
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Classifying Cities
1.3 Capital Creation as a Form of Statecraft
1.4 Capital Creation and the Study of Empires
1.5 Methodology
2: Assyria and A..ur
2.1 Choosing Assyria
2.2 A..ur, the Traditional Capital of Assyria
3: K.r-Tukult.-Ninurta – Capital Creation in the Middle Assyrian Empire
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Setting the Stage – Historical Overview of Middle Assyria
3.3 Why – Building a Capital, Building an Empire
3.4 How – The Realization of a New Capital
3.5 What – The Function and ‘Demise’ of K.r-Tukult.-Ninurta
4: Kal.u – The First New Neo Assyrian Capital
4.1 Introduction
4.2 From Decline to Empire - Political History of the Early Neo Assyrian State
4.3 Why – The Case of a New(?) Foundation
4.4 How – The Construction and Opening Festival of Kal.u
4.5 What – City Design and Function of Kal.u
4.6 Concluding Remarks on the Creation of Kal.u
5: Dur-.arruk.n – A Short-lived Capital
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Paving the Way – from Decline to Tiglath-Pileser III
5.3 The History of the Sargonic Period
5.4 Why – An attempt of Imperial Consolidation
5.5 How – Building Dur-.arruk.n
5.6 What – Urban Design of Dur-.arruk.n
5.7 What – The Citadels
5.8 What – Conclusions
6: Nineveh – The Largest Capital of Assyria
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Middle Assyrian Nineveh
6.3 Neo Assyrian Nineveh
6.4 Historical Context
6.5 Why – A capital waiting to happen?
6.6 How
6.7 What – Urban Layout
6.8 What – Citadels
6.9 What – Waters of Nineveh
6.10 What – Conclusions
7: Creating Capitals – Comparative Analysis and Conclusions
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Why – The Reasons Behind Capital Creation in Assyria
7.3 How – The Construction Process of Assyrian Capitals
7.4 What - A Conceptual Challenge
8: Conclusions
8.1 A Model for Assyrian Capital Creation
8.2 Applicability of the Model through History
8.3 Recommendations
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
List of Figures
List of Tables
Appendix 1
Appendix 2