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(Role of the Assyrian army in creating the Assyrian Empire centered at the city of Nineveh, also looks at the development of iron (used in weapons) in creating the world's first fully organized power. Features: Louis Orlin, UM-Hist.)

(Diplomacy replaced weapons as cities became unwilling to take military risks as their power and alliances grew. Features: Louis Orlin, UM-Hist.)

(Documents the Persian expansion and conquest of the Near East and the growth of cities Susa, Sardis, and Persepolis. Discusses the code of laws and standardized system of currency and weights and measures. Features: Louis Orlin, UM-Hist.)

(Impact of Greek civilization on the ancient Near East after the invasion of Alexander the Great. Features: Louis Orlin, UM-Hist.)

(Discoveries from the excavation of ancient cities of Dura and Seleucia during 1930s. Features: Louis Orlin, UM-Hist.,Clark Hopkins, UM-Class.)