The author of the monograph is a candidate of historical sciences, explores the ancient eastern city through the integration of history, philosophy and psychology. In the monograph, the ancient capital city of Western Asia - Ashur (late 3rd - early 1st millennium BC) is revealed as an integral organism, during the relationship of its constituent structures and the dynamics of development. A number of problems of ancient urbanization are analyzed on extensive material: the relationship between the role of the ruler and city self-government, changes in the psychological perception of ancient townspeople, the movement from unconscious collectivity to individualization in the city (III-I millennium BC .). The author reveals the evolution of the ancient eastern city through the prism of universal patterns and laws of development.

Contents: PrefaceHistoriography of ancient urbanization Cause-system analysis in the study of an ancient city Cause-system approach Properties and characteristics of the socio-historical system Statistical characteristics of the socio-historical system Dynamic characteristics of the socio-historical system systemsUniversal laws of development and their manifestation in the evolution of the cityCauses and conditions for the formation of the ancient city of AshurSigns of the cityGeographical location, ethnic composition of the population and the evolution of the early political structure of AshurIndividualization of activity is a condition for the formation of social structures and subjects of the cityCitizen - a new type of inhabitants of ancient MesopotamiaCity, townspeople and mythRelationships between townspeople and the kingPsychology of the ancient citizenTraders - a new character in social realityAshur - a religious and cult centerThe sacred function of the ancient eastern cityAssyrian cosmogony and the Ashurian pantheonGod Ashur - from the patron of the city to the head of the pantheonEvolution of religious ideasThe art of the city of AshurConclusionBibliographyList of abbreviations