Ancient Near East

Myths & Legends

Quite exhaustive Myths and Mythology...

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King Darius

In 521 BC Cambyses, the King of Persia, dies and the person who takes over his job is named Darius. Many of the smaller cities that made up the Persian Empire thought that King Darius and his huge army were invincible. They were so afraid that they listened to his commands and never disobeyed him. [People in History] [Tools and Searches]...

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King Darius (Maps)

Maps of Persian Empire. Deals with the Persian Empire battles locations. [People in History] [Tools and Searches]...

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King Darius Battles

Achaemenid Persia w/ Persian battles and army info. Deals with the Persian Empire battles: The Ionian Revolt, The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Thermopylae [People in History] [Tools and Searches]...

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Second Temple Synagogues

This site is devoted to the study of Second Temple Synagogues""that is, synagogues which existed prior to the Jerusalem Temple's destruction in year 70 A.D....

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The Coins and History of Asia

Containing information and scans of over 3000 coins, these pages are to be a resource for students of Near Eastern, Persian, Indian, Central Asian and Chinese history from 600 BC to 1600 AD. Permanent exhibits with emphasis on Sasanian, Hunnic and Central Asian coinages. Check back often and reload everything because I'm adding all the time. Begun ...

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Tell Ahmar Excavations

Historical Significance of Til Barsib....

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Seleucid Empire (coins)

The coins and history of asia. The Seleucid empire at its greatest stretched from Thrace to India and included almost all of Alexander the Great's conquests, except Egypt. Seleucus, one of Alexander's generals, became satrap of Babylonia in 321 BC. In a prolonged power struggle between the "Successors" (Diadochoi) -- Ptolemy (Egypt), Lysimachos (Th...

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Tel Dor Archaeological Expediton

Tel Dor Archaeological Excavations/The Voyage of the Planaet Mag...

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Kerkenes Dag Project

Here you will find web pages giving summaries of the main aspects of the project, illustrations of methods employed and results obtained, and a selection of reports and research papers....

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