May Lecture
British Academy 10 Carlton House Terrace, LondonProfessor Hugh Kennedy on ‘The Globalisation of Baghdad’
Free
Professor Hugh Kennedy on ‘The Globalisation of Baghdad’
This lecture will cover the issue of the geographical origins of the Kassite people whose dynasty ruled Babylonia between ca. 1450 and 1154 B.C.E
Professor Wicke has directed fieldwork in Northern Mesopotamia with a special focus on the periods of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages.