When Nebuchadrezzar died in 562 he was followed by his son Evil-Merodach but his reign was short. According to … More
Tag: History of the Fertile Crescent
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
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (5)
We left our story around the year 1200 BC with the collapse of the Late Bronze Age civilisations. This was … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (4)
By 1400 BCE Egypt had established control over most of the coastal lands and began to move north conquering the … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (3)
The political structure of the area was disrupted around the year 1750 BCE with the arrival of the Mittani, an … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (2)
Around 1850 BCE, we find the first records of a tribal people called the Amuru, who began to migrate into … More
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