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The vacillating nature of Ancient Egypt's associations with the Kingdom of Kerma may be described as one of expansion and contraction; a virtual tug-of-war between rival cultures. Structural changes in Egypt's administration led to alternating...

The Hittites occupied the ancient region of Anatolia (also known as Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey) prior to 1700 BCE, developed a culture apparently from the indigenous Hatti (and possibly the Hurrian) people, and expanded their territories...

The Eucratids were a Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek dynasty of approximately 12 kings, lasting between c.171 BC and 80-70 BC, according to numismatic evidence. The numismatic emblem which characterized it were the palm and the Dioscuri (Castor...

This map illustrates the rise and development of the Bosporan Kingdom (c. 480 BCE – 341 CE), an ancient state located around the Bosphorus Kimmerios (Kerch Strait), encompassing parts of the eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula. Founded...

The ancient Egyptians enjoyed storytelling as one of their favorite pastimes. Inscriptions and images, as well as the number of stories produced, give evidence of a long history of the art of the story in Egypt dealing with subjects ranging...

Map of the Nabatean Kingdom at its greatest extent, c. 85 BCE.

A map indicating the area controlled by the African kingdom of Axum (1st-8th century CE) on the coast of the Red Sea.

This map illustrates the New Kingdom of Egypt (circa 1570 to circa 1069 BCE), the height of ancient Egypt's territorial expansion and imperial power. Often referred to as the Egyptian Empire, this period began with the reunification of the...

Aethelwulf (r. 839-858) was King of Wessex, a region in modern-day Britain, son and successor to Egbert of Wessex (r. 802-839), who had unified and expanded his kingdom with Aethelwulf's assistance. Aethelwulf fought at the Battle of Ellandun...

Mutapa (aka Matapa, Mwenemutapa, and Monomotapa) was a southern African kingdom located in the north of modern Zimbabwe along the Zambezi River which flourished between the mid-15th and mid-17th century CE. Although sometimes described as...