Amanda H PodanyAmanda H. Podany is professor emeritus of history at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and the author of Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East and The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introductio. She is also the author and instructor of an audio and video lecture series for Wondrium called Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization. Read More Read Less