EXILES IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
The history of the Ancient Near East can be summarized as a history of wars, migrations, and exiles. Population mobility in the region occurred in the form of migrations caused by natural factors, such as climate change, or exiles implemented in line with the economic and political objectives of political authorities. In particular, as a result of victorious wars or suppressed rebellions, members of the dynasty, both male and female, soldiers, civilians, and various professionals were transferred to various cities or regions to serve economic and political objectives. The migrations and exile policies implemented, likely beginning with the Sumerian period, paved the way for the evolution of the demographic structure of the Ancient Near East, and therefore the region's religious, cultural, and folkloric fabric, into a diverse landscape. It appears that, regardless of the underlying reasons, migrations, exiles, and high-quality population transfers both diversified and significantly transformed the political, cultural, and demographic structure of the Ancient Near East.
This book examines the migration and exile policies of the Ancient Near East chronologically. It examines, in particular, how exile and migration policies were implemented in Egypt, the Hittites, the Neo-Assyrians, the Urartians, the Neo-Babylonians, and the Persians, and the resulting social and political consequences.
EXILES IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
The history of the Ancient Near East can be summarized as a history of wars, migrations, and exiles. Population mobility in the region occurred in the form of migrations caused by natural factors, such as climate change, or exiles implemented in line with the economic and political objectives of political authorities. In particular, as a result of victorious wars or suppressed rebellions, members of the dynasty, both male and female, soldiers, civilians, and various professionals were transferred to various cities or regions to serve economic and political objectives. The migrations and exile policies implemented, likely beginning with the Sumerian period, paved the way for the evolution of the demographic structure of the Ancient Near East, and therefore the region's religious, cultural, and folkloric fabric, into a diverse landscape. It appears that, regardless of the underlying reasons, migrations, exiles, and high-quality population transfers both diversified and significantly transformed the political, cultural, and demographic structure of the Ancient Near East.
This book examines the migration and exile policies of the Ancient Near East chronologically. It examines, in particular, how exile and migration policies were implemented in Egypt, the Hittites, the Neo-Assyrians, the Urartians, the Neo-Babylonians, and the Persians, and the resulting social and political consequences.