Cambridge Ancient History: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries BC Volume 3, Part 2During this period the dominant powers in the East were Assyria and then Babylonia. Each established an extensive empire that was based ...
In Ancient History, we find that civilizations show a clearsocial stratification. By social stratification, we understand that the dominant group of society (nobility), through the control of the State, enforced the rest of the population to pay a tribute. A tribute is a tax that the inhabitan...
The Greek god Crius is a vague mover in ancient Greek mythology, known only through associations and ancient history. As one of the Titan brothers who castrated Uranus and ruled during the Golden Age, Crius has been a mystery for centuries. Come with us as we explore the various speculations...
Explore the history and culture of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Discover when the Assyrian Empire started and major accomplishments of this ancient...
Median Empire One of the four major powers of the ancient Near East (with Babylonia, Lydia, and Egypt), until it was conquered by Cyrus the Great in 550 BCE. Pasargadae The capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great. Cyrus the Great Cyrus II of Persia, also known as Cyrus...
The Babylonian Empire lasted from around 1896 BC to 539 BC, reaching its peak during the reign of King Hammurabi (1792 BC to 1750 BC). At the same time that Babylonians were looking forward to the lengthy last weekend of the month, the Egyptian empire was growing in the west. ...
The Babylonians were eventually conquered by theancient Persiansin 539 B.C., and the Persian king Cyrus the Great (died circa 530 B.C.) gave the Jews permission to return to Jerusalem. The Hasmonean Dynasty The Persian Empire was virtually destroyed in the fourth century B.C. after sufferi...
(See Main Article: The Aztec Empire: Society, Politics, Religion, and Agriculture)In 1428, the Aztec ruler Itzcoatl formed alliances with the nearby cities of Tlacopan and Texcoco, creating the Triple Alliance that ruled until the coming of the Spanish in 1519....
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