If we now return to the year two thousand and look at what was happening in the eastern arm of … More
Category: Ancient Near Eastern History
The Amorite Kingdoms
My last offering on the history of the Fertile Crescent brought us to around 2100BCE with the fall of the … More
The Akkadian Empire (2)
By 2300 BCE, Sargon’s Empire stretched from the Eastern Mediterranean (modern day Lebanon, Syria and south-east Turkey) through the fertile … More
The Akkadian Empire (1)
Over the preceding years the fortunes of individual cities had waxed and waned. As one and then another gained a … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (11)
When Nebuchadrezzar died in 562 he was followed by his son Evil-Merodach but his reign was short. According to … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (10)
Nebuchadrezzar was not just a mighty warrior, he was also a patron of cities and a spectacular builder. He … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (9)
Once the capital Nineveh had fallen the Assyrians began to withdraw west and moved their capital west to Harran. … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (8)
Sennacherib’s son, Esarhaddan , who reigned from 681 to 669 is noted for two events. In 680, he commenced the … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (7)
In 853 BCE Shalmaneser III was defeated by a Levantine Alliance, led by Aram and Israel. However, the campaigns of … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (6)
Between 1206 and 1150 BC, the cultural collapse of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and northern … More
