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The Ancient Near East, c. 1300 BCE
Image by Simeon Netchev

The Ancient Near East, c. 1300 BCE

A map illustrating the changing balance of power in the Ancient Near East in the 13th century BCE resulting from the expansion of the Hittite and Assyrian empires and the collapse of the Mittani kingdom.
Interview: Korea-Japan Relations Through the Prism of Archaeology
Interview by James Blake Wiener

Interview: Korea-Japan Relations Through the Prism of Archaeology

Ancient East Asia was dominated by the three states known today as China, Japan, and Korea. The complex chain of successive kingdoms created a rich web of events that archaeologists have sometimes found difficult to disentangle; a situation...
Map of the ancient Near East during the Amarna Period
Image by Briangotts

Map of the ancient Near East during the Amarna Period

Map of the ancient Near East during the Amarna Period, showing the great powers of the period: Egypt (green), Hatti (yellow), the Kassite kingdom of Babylon (purple), Assyria (grey), and Mittani (red). Lighter areas show direct control, darker...
The East India House Inscription
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

The East India House Inscription

Building Babylon: this inscribed stone was found at the ruins of Babylon and described the religious devotion and civic achievement of king Nebuchadnezzar II. The long inscription records that as well as building the Processional Way and...
Maryland, Dutch East Indies
Image by Swiss National Museum

Maryland, Dutch East Indies

A Swiss plantation in the Dutch East Indies bought in 1881 by Karl Krüsi (1855–1925) and named after Mary, his wife. In 1893, he sold it for a fortune and built the Villa Sumatra Zurich’s Sumatrastrasse. Manager House in Deli, Karl Krüsi...
Wars of the Diadochi
Definition by Donald L. Wasson

Wars of the Diadochi

On June 10, 323 BCE Alexander the Great died in Babylon. Although historians have debated the exact cause most agree that the empire he built was left without adequate leadership for there was no clear successor or heir. The military commanders...
The Mongol Invasion of Europe
Article by Mark Cartwright

The Mongol Invasion of Europe

The Mongol invasions of Russia and Eastern Europe occurred first with a brief sortie in 1223 CE and then again in a much larger campaign between 1237 CE and 1242 CE. The Mongols, seemingly coming from nowhere and quickly gaining a reputation...
The Journeys of Paul the Apostle
Article by Patrick Scott Smith, M. A.

The Journeys of Paul the Apostle

The journeys of Paul the Apostle, as the New Testament relates in the Book of Acts, started with his conversion experience on the way to Damascus, after which instead of seeking to thwart the growing Christian movement, he helped spread it...
East Pagoda, Yakushiji
Image by Frank Gualtieri

East Pagoda, Yakushiji

The East Pagoda of Yakushiji temple, Nara, Japan. The three-story pagoda is original and dates to the 8th century CE and rises to a height of 33 metres (108 ft).
East India Company Trooper & Sepoy
Image by Unknown Artist

East India Company Trooper & Sepoy

An 1839 illustration showing a trooper and sepoy (Indian recruit) of the East India Company army. 27th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry. (British Library, London)
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