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 […]
Citizens are often regaled with the histories of many ancient empires and civilizations. The lives of the Egyptians and Persians are well known. We hear about the Babylonians, and the Celts, the Greeks and the Romans. But in Mesopotamia there was another group that predated all of these. The Sumerians created the ‘Cradle of Civilization’, […]
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