Looking for some interesting books on ancient civilizations. Mesopotamia/Babylon and similar regions. Historically books on Hammurabi and other historical figures.

Trying to break up my non-Fiction reading which is more European and America centric.

Bonus points if it is available on Audible.

The Ark Before Noah. Irving Finkel.

John Julius Norwich's books on the Byzantine Empire are good, if that's not too Western/Euro centric for you.

Not at all. I've been reading a lot of Napoleon to WW2 era lately and wanted to mix it up.

Trying to find reliable books of old time periods is sometimes difficult. Plenty of "Aliens did it" books though.

Edward Luttwak, who wrote Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire, (which is good itself), also did Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire.

(Minor note: the people we call the Byzantines didn't call themselves that. They called themselves Roman, even though they spoke Greek and their capital was Constantinople. I find them interesting because their empire lasted a thousand years longer than the part centered on Rome itself, even though they faced near constant threats from various tribes from north of the Black Sea (Pechnegs, Bulgars, Rus), Persia from the east, and finally the Muslims.)

If you want some truly ancient sources, there's Thucydides' History of the Peloponesian War and Xenophon's Anabasis.

I've enjoyed reading Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World as well as History of the World in 6 Glasses. Both are easy reads. I have a lot of academic articles I can share with you via Google Drive on Ancient History from a publication called "Taking Sides." It looks at ancient cultures, asks a question, and explores both sides of the argument. Send me your email address if you want me to share them.