This book represents the third volume Professor Maspero penned on the history of the ancient East. Contents: Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria; Tiglath-Pileser III and the Organization of the Assyrian Empire From 745 to 722 BC; Sargon of Assyria and Sennacherib (722-681 BC); Power of Assyria at Its Zenith, Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal; Medes and the Second Chaldean Empire; Iranian Conquest; Last Days of the Old Eastern World. With maps and numerous illustrations.