The Babylonians are mentioned often in discussions on the ancient Near East. But how many really know anything about them? Nebechudnezzer is a name that is bandied about as if he was the guy next door – minus the trousers and tablet. This brief article gives us some insight into the man and the people […]
After the creation of the Cradle of Civilization in Mesopotamia by the Sumer people, the Sumerian city states were then conquered by a group known as the Akkadians. This ancient collective eventually formed what is believed to be the world’s first known Empire. The most famous ruler of this short-lived political entity was Sargon The […]
The Hittites are mentioned in the Bible as contemporaries of the ancient Egyptians. They were a powerful civilization based in modern day Anatolia. Yet unlike other such mighty empires, they disappeared so quickly as to have become something of a mystery. But tenacious archaeologists searching for their capital city made a startling discovery in Turkey. […]
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