Governance in Babylon: Negotiating the Rule of Three Empires

Project description

Babylonia study to explain state stability and regime change

The earliest society in the ancient world, Babylonia went through two major regime changes and was consecutively ruled by three empires: the Assyrian, the Chaldean and the (first) Persian. But little is known about how imperial rule was negotiated locally and how the strategies that rulers and the ruled applied in pursuit of their interests interacted and led to instability or stability. The EU-funded GoviB project will explore the politics and authority in the ancient city of Babylon. By analysing newly available textual and archaeological material, the project will shed light on what causes states to be stable or instable and how regime changes fail or succeed.

Fields of science

Host institution

WESTFAELISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER

Net EU contribution

€ 1 999 740,00

Address

Schlossplatz 2
48149 Muenster
Germany

Region

Nordrhein-Westfalen Münster Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

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Participation in EU R&I programmes

HORIZON collaboration network

Other funding

€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (1)