Ancient Mesopotamia
Oriental Institute map of Akkad, Babylonia, Assyria, and Sumer located alongside the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Major cities and other rivers included in line drawing.
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Assyria: Northern Iraq, north-western Iran, south-easten Turkey and north-eastern Syria)
The AssyriansMap from Ninevah.com shows the empire in three periods: from 1800-1600 B.C., 1244-1208 B.C., and 699-627 B.C.
Bible MapsSuccessive World Kingdoms: Persia, Babylon, Assyria, 640-500 B.C. Eventually spanning from Libya and Macedonia in the West to the end of the Persian Gulf in the East, maps show the outlines of each empire.
Oriental Institute Map Series - Syria Site Maps
Oriental Institute's site maps locating primary archaeological sites, modern cities, and river courses in Syria.
PetraLocated about 50 miles south of modern Amman, Petra was established in the 6th Century B.C., by nomads and as a commercial empire extended into Syria.
Roman Empire Detail: SyriaMap shows cities of Syria.
SyriaFrom Bill Thayer's Lacus Curtius site, a 19th Century map of Syria with Latin place names.