The Origins of Sargon the Great
One of the most influential characters of ancient history is Sargon the Great. He is remembered for conquering the known world and establishing the...
The Cursing Of Akkad
The Akkadians had conquered much of the Ancient Near East under the leadership of Sargon the Great ca 2300 BCE. The empire continued to...
How Geography Shaped Ancient Mesopotamia
During the Neolithic period approximately 12,000 years ago, migrants began to establish permanent communities in the region of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. This...
Akitu – The Babylonian New Year Festival
The calendar of the ancient Near East was usually replete with festivals that honored the gods according to the season. One of the most...
King Herod’s Buildings put into Biblical and Historical Context
Herod owes his rise to 'king' to his ability to realise the true nature of the political scenarios which were being played out at...
Jerusalem – its growth from 1000 BCE to 70CE
Judges 1:8.21 tells us of the Israelites attempt to take Jerusalem from the Jebusites. They did not succeed and it wasn't until David's time...
Bit Adini, the House of Eden
The eleventh century BCE was a time of political upheaval in the Ancient Near East. The Hittite Empire had collapsed and the Egyptians, Assyrians...
Babylon’s History with the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris
The ancient city of Babylon has an interesting history of relationship to its rivers and waterways.
Mesopotamia was a civilization that built up around the...
Gods of the Ancient Near Eastern World
The focus here is on the early religions which would have an impact on the later cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome in how...
The Kurdish People’s Ancient Origins
Before the great city-states of ancient Sumer and Akkad people chose the caves and foothills of Kurdistan for their dwellings.
Many history books have...