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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Second rise of Assyria (884-612. BC)

Ashuranasirpal II (Ashur-nasir-pal)  (884-859 BC) made the foundations of military power in Assyria. Historians so far know 14 major campaigns in 24 years of...

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...

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