My renewed interest in the Bronze Age Hittites a sparked a desire to rehash my knowledge in general Bronze Age history. These little books - from two editors, one Hourly History and another Charles River - are only about a hundred pages long and serve as great reviews of vast swathes of material. Sometimes you want to refresh your intellect on ancient Egypt, but you don't want to read a 450 page book - that's where these gems come in. Here are a few snapshots of what the Mesopotamian city of Ur would've looked like during Abram's day around 2000 BC:
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