The Akkadians
Richard Hooker's short essay on the Semitic people who lived on the Arabic peninsula from 2340-2125 BC. From World Cultures site. Anatolian Civilization
From the Neolithic Age (9000 BC) through the Ottoman Empire (1923 AD), a series of 20 essays on the epochs.
Ancient Accounts of Arabia
From the History Sourcebook, passages from Herodotus, Strabo, Dio Cassius, Ammianus Marcellinus, and Procopius on the Arabs. Ancient Iran - Persepolis
Aspects of Darius' government, summary of religion, articles on the archaeological excavations and the 80's discovery of ancient silver. Ancient Oriental Seals
Photocopy of 1924 volume from the University of Chicago libraries entitled Ancient Oriental Seals in the Collection of Mr. Edward T. Newell. Annals of the Kings of Assyria
Photocopy of 1902 text from the University of Chicago libraries of E.A. Wallis Budge and L. W. King's Annals of the Kings of Assyria. Asia Minor
History of the Anatolian peninsula from Neolithic Çatal Hüyük in 9000 BC to the present. Paragraphs on Early Indigenous States, Foreign Rule, and Modern Times. Babylonia
From The Catholic Encyclopedia. Geography, history, the Arabian Dynasty, the Chaldean Empire, Bible references, religion, civilization, and literature. Canaanite & Phoenician History & Culture
Comprehensive introduction discussing trade, languages, expansion, geography, and urban life. Mesopotamia
Small map of the region with general timelines of Persia, Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria, article on the ziggurats, photo of clay tablet, and information on the gods. Nippur at the Center of the World
The ancient walled city, founded c 46000 BC, enclosed 334 acres. During its heyday as a religious center its population around 40,000. Bibliography. Race and Slavery in the Middle East
By Bernard Lewis. The earliest slaves were captives taken in warfare. Kidnapped children also became slaves. Recommended Reading on the Ancient Near East
Reading guide about Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Nubian people and cultures. Some selections for kids. Sumer, Babylon, and Hittites
Sanderson Beck on Sumer, Sargon, Gilgamesh, Isin, Larsa, Eshnunna, Mari, Assur, Babylon, Hammurabi, Kassites, Hurrians, Assyria, Literature, and Hittites. Brief History of Assyrians
Their geography, racial type, language, and six periods of its history -- from the beginning to the present. Maps and other illustrations. Brief History of Mesopotamia
A very basic introduction, with comments on the agricultural revolution, urbanization, Sargon's world's first empire, and the reign of Assurbanipal. Return to Near East Resources
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