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Map of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East c. 1300 BCE, showing the period of Great Powers, with the six large kingdoms and empires (the Hittites, the Mycenaean Civilization, Assyria, Babylonia, Elam and the New Kingdom of Egypt) co-existing...

Semiramis is the semi-divine Warrior-Queen of Assyria, whose reign is most clearly documented by the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus (l. 90-30 BCE) in his great work Bibliotheca Historica ("Historical Library") written over thirty years...

An illustration of what chariot warfare looked like in the ancient Near East. Illustration by by Zvonimir Grbasic.

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany

East facade of the Parthenon, Athens, 5th century BCE.

This map of the Near East in 1135 CE shows four Crusader States (marked with red crosses) in relation to other powerful kingdoms in the period between the first and second crusades.

The left section of the east pediment of the Parthenon. On the far left Helios and his chariot rise from the base of the pediment, next is Dionysos reclining, then the figures are female deities, possibly Demeter, Kore and Artemis. (British...

A Pentelic marble statue of Athena considered to be similar to that originally on the East pediment of the Parthenon. The statue was dedicated to Artemis, mid-3rd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A map of the traditional areas inhabited by the Scythians, stretching east from the Ukraine.

East Roman Empire, 6th century CE, showing the territories of the Avars, Goths, Franks, Lombards, Saxons, Thuringians, Slavs.