Ancient Near East

Predictions Concerning Babylon

Jeremiah and Isaiah. [Ancient Babylonia] Bible History Online...

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The Code of Hammurapi

Hammurapi realized that he could not rule by sword alone and therefore gathered laws into a unified code and then had them administered by judges closely supervised by his own advisors. This code had a profound effect upon the whole near-Orient world. [Old Babylonian Period] Bible History Online...

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The Hittite Kingdom

It was the Hittite kingdom in Anatolia (Asia Minor) who brought to an end the first dynasty of Babylon. Mursilis I, king of the Hittites, invaded Babylonia by surprise and sacked Babylon. But for some strange reason he withdrew from the area after he had exceeded. The Kassites saw this power vacuum and seized control. [Old Babylonian Period] Bible ...

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Elam and Assyria

There is little known about the history of Babylonia after the Amarna Age until the latter days of the Kassite dynasty. Most of this time period was characterized by many wars between Babylonia and her two closest neighbors, Elam and Assyria. At one point Babylonia was invaded and the city of Babylon was captured by an Assyrian king named Tukulti-N...

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Assyria

Around the 9th century, Assyria, Babylonia's neighbor, was a major political power yet they made no real threats against Babylonia. They were even treaties signed showing mutual respect between Assyrian and Babylonian Kings. At one point a revolution broke out in during the reign of Marduk-zakir-shumi I, and Shalmanaser III (858-824 BC) of Assyria ...

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The Queen of Sheba

[Mesopotamia] [People]...

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Mesopotamian Timeline

This site provides a timeline of the ancient Near East, color-coded for the various civilizations. There is an historical and cultural overview provided for each civilization....

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Ancient Near Eastern Timeline

Time Line Of The Ancient Near East Prior to the rise of the Persian Empire...

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Art Timeline

Timeline of Art Printable version in vertical format ... Golden Age Alexander the Great,Rome dominates Near East, Peak of Roman Empire, Rome falls, Charlemagne,etc......

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Chronology: The Near East

Historical Timeline of Near East. That dates from 4500 BC to 1286 BC with the Hitties fight off invading Egyptians. Images are included...

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