Babylonian empire
Old Babylonian empire – Law Code of Hammurabi
Hammurabi’s Legal Code is a set of legal lists, which in a single legislative act Babylonian emperor Hammurabi issued in the 1792 – 1750...
Babylonian empire
Neo-Babylonian empire (616 – 539/8 BC)
Although weakened by Kassites invasion, Babylon was still an important economic center of Mesopotamia. Neo-Babylonian Empire belongs to the countries of the I Millennium...
Ancient Assyria
Assyria – Territory and economy
Assyria occupies a small territory along the upper course of the river Tigris, the territory that stretched from the lower course of Zab in...
Ancient Assyria
First rise of Assyria (1365-900. BC)
In the XV century BC, Assyria was under the rule of Mitanni emperors. Mitanni emperor Shaushtatar defeated the Assyrians and taken the city Ashur,...
Ancient Egypt
Geographical and political conditions for the development of ancient Egypt
Geographical conditions
The area where Egyptian kingdom was made is characterized by two crucial components; on one side hot deserts, on the other side a...
Ancient Assyria
Second rise of Assyria (884-612. BC)
Ashuranasirpal II (Ashur-nasir-pal) Â (884-859 BC) made the foundations of military power in Assyria. Historians so far know 14 major campaigns in 24 years of...
Persian empire
The term Persia and Medes empire
The term Persia has been used for centuries, mainly in the west, for determination of the southern Iran region, which was formerly known as...