From Sumer to Rome
Written by Alex Song on April 07,23 Posted in 1.2. Classical Empires
The ancient Mediterranean Sea was a great stage for international commerce and the transfer of culture. Controlling the seas meant greater wealth and power, and many kingdoms and empires sought to control overseas commerce in … Continue reading Phoenician Mariners
Written by Alex Song on March 08,23 Posted in 1.2. Classical Empires
Alexander died at the age of 32 with the throne of the greatest empire on earth left vacant. According to the Greek philosopher Arrian, his generals gathered before his death to decide who would succeed … Continue reading The Great Split
Written by Alex Song on January 02,23 Posted in 1.2. Classical Empires
When Alexander the Great subjugated all the lands stretching from Greece to India, he also successfully bound different territories under a new cultural norm called Hellenism. Hellenism is a mixture of Greek and its colonies’ … Continue reading Hellenistic World
Written by Alex Song on December 02,22 Posted in 1.2. Classical Empires
Macedonia was a country located just north of ancient Greece. The Greek people did not embrace the Macedonians into their “lofty” Greek culture, mocking them as either Barbaric or uncultured. However, the Achaemenid threat and … Continue reading Vanquisher from Europe
Written by Alex Song on October 03,22 Posted in 1.1. Assyria and Persia
The Neo Babylonian Empire succeeded the Neo Assyrian Empire. The Neo Babylonian Empire was the last “Mesopotamia-domestic” empire to rule Mesopotamia. After the fall of the Neo Babylonian Empire, Mesopotamia was subdued under foreign empires … Continue reading West to East Connections by the Persian Empire
Written by Alex Song on September 05,22 Posted in 1.1. Assyria and Persia
Among the three changes of the Iron Age I mentioned in the last entry included the innovation in ancient warfare. The most representative entity of Iron Age warfare was the Neo Assyrian Empire, … Continue reading Assyrian Battlefields
Written by Alex Song on July 02,22 Posted in B. Iron Age
I mentioned how the Sea Peoples demolished the kingdoms of the Late Bronze Age in the last entry. The Bronze Age ended with the collapse of ancient empires such as the Hittites, and the Iron … Continue reading Iron Age
Written by Alex Song on May 27,22 Posted in 3.2. Hittites
The great empires of the Late Bronze Age – the Hittites, Egypt, Mycenae, and more – all collapsed as the Bronze Age ended and were succeeded by the new powers. However, the shift of power, … Continue reading Sea Peoples
Written by Alex Song on April 03,22 Posted in 3.2. Hittites
Dynasty XIX Records of the Hittites date back to 19th century BCE, but it is by 14th century BCE when they started emerging into an empire. The Hittites were solidified into a territorial state with … Continue reading Battle of Kadesh
Written by Alex Song on February 05,22 Posted in 3.2. Hittites
Hittites are known as the first people to craft tools made of Iron. It is said that the Hittites crafted Iron weapons and outcompeted neighboring civilizations going through the late bronze age. Hittites monopolized iron … Continue reading Ferrous metallurgy of the Hittites