Mario Liverani

Mario Liverani (born 10 January 1939 in Rome), is an Italian historian and Professor of Ancient Near East History at the University of Rome La Sapienza. He is a member of many institutions, such as the American Oriental Society, Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, and doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Copenhagen and the Autonomous University of Madrid.

Awards and honors 2014 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the "Arabic Culture in Other Languages" category for his book "Imagining Babylon"

Selected works International Relations in the Ancient Near East, 1600-1100 BC. Studies in Diplomacy. New York: Palgrave, 2001. Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography. Written in co-operation with Zainab Bahrani. Studies in Egyptology and the Ancient Near East. London: Equinox, 2004. Israel's History And the History of Israel. Translated by Chiara Peri and Philip R. Davies. Bible World. London: Equinox, 2005. (original italian edition Oltre la Bibbia: Storia Antica di Israele. Roma-Bari: Laterza, 2003). Antico Oriente: Storia, Società, Economia. Biblioteca Storica Laterza. Rome: Laterza, 2011. (original italian edition Uruk: La Prima Città. Roma-Bari: Laterza, 1998).

Imagining Babylon: The Modern Story of an Ancient City (Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) Book 11), (original italian edition Immaginare Babele: Due secoli di studi sulla città orientale antica. Roma-Bari: Laterza, 2013)

Selected publications and contributions