David Kertai explains all about Neo-Assyrian palaces. What, and who, would we find there? How did they function? What do their design and decoration tell us about how they were used? How visible was the king?
2:14 what is a palace?
4:42 royal versus military palaces
5:53 walking through a palace
9:19 people in the palace
11:04 public versus private
12:52 visitors by compulsion
14:58 controlling access
17:05 security
19:40 royal women/harem
24:54 a big house?
28:14 palace decorations
32:52 displaying palaces
Music by Ruba Hillawi
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