Ancient Middle Eastern History
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Cyrus Cylinder – First Charter of Human Rights?
The BBC has recently reported that Iran has threatened to stop cultural co-operation with the British Museum if the Babylonian Cyrus Cylinder is not returned on loan. more...
Bosra's Ancient Roman Amphitheatre
Once the thriving capital of the Roman province of Arabia, Bosra, now part of modern Syria, owes much to the building work of second century C. E. Roman emperor Trajan. more...
The Search for the Biblical Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa) on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is believed by some traditionalists to be the site where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. more...
Ancient Bosra a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bosra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and once ancient capital of the Roman province of Arabia, lies 120 kilometres south of the Syrian city of Damascus. more...
The Temple of Bel, Palmyra Syria
Palmyra is one of the jewels set in the Syrian crown. In a city crammed with evocative memories and historical treasures the great Temple of Bel beckons to the curious. more...
Palmyra Syria a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Palmyra, (Tadmor) Syria now a UNESCO World Heritage Site was, for many years a caravan stop on the great Silk Road that stretched from China to the Mediterranean coast. more...
Mount Nebo, Jordan where Moses Saw Promised Land
Mount Nebo, Jordan is today a place of pilgrimage for thousands of people who visit the spot, where according to the Bible, Moses saw the Promised Land. more...
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Mesopotamia – The Rise of Sargon the Great
By: Shri Desai
A Semite from the city-state of Akkad, Sargon would create an empire that would change the political and cultural identity of Sumer. more...
Mesopotamia – Warring City-States
By: Shri Desai
Approaching the height of its power, Sumer was a confederacy (loose union) of city-states, often with one dominating at a given period of time until the rise of Akkad. more...
By: Sarah Blakemore
Copt comes from the ancient Greek word, Aigyptos and literally translated means Egyptian. The Greek derived this word Ha-Ka-Ptah, a name for the once Capital of Memphis. more...
Mesopotamia – The Birth of Written Law
By: Shri Desai
Early laws focused on monetary compensation for offenses, but later Sumerian civilization will see harsher, and more brutal penalties. more...
Mesopotamia - The Birth of Writing
By: Shri Desai
Pictorial symbols, used for religious purposes, would become phonetic characters out of necessity for something simpler, leading to the first written language, and epic more...
Mesopotamia – Life and Contributions
By: Shri Desai
Sumerians lived a life typical of most ancient civilization, a life which was simplified with the onset of numerous innovations like pottery, the wheel, and metallurgy. more...
Mesopotamia – The Birth of Modern Civilization
By: Shri Desai
Groups of primitive hunters/gatherers settled in an area of land between two great rivers to form one of the first human civilizations. more...
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