dwworldhistorySep 8, 20214 minAncient Near East - Darius IIIBecoming king at the age of 43 in 336 B.C., Darius III quickly demonstrated his independence from his deadly benefactor. Bagoas tried to...
dwworldhistorySep 8, 20213 minAncient Near East - Artaxerxes IWhen Xerxes was assassinated in 465 B.C. He was succeeded by his son Artaxerxes I, but several parts of the empire soon revolted,...
dwworldhistorySep 5, 20214 minAncient Near East - XerxesHis mother was Atossa, daughter of Cyrus the Great, and husband of Darius the Great. Xerxes, therefore, did not have to prove himself to...
dwworldhistorySep 4, 20216 minAncient Near East - Darius ISmerdis continued to rule until September 522 B.C. when he was assassinated by seven Persian noblemen. The ringleader of the coup was...
dwworldhistoryAug 30, 20214 minAncient Near East - Cambyses IICambyses II was born to Cyrus and his wife Cassandane, a sister of the Persian nobleman Otanes. Cambyses II had a younger brother, named...
dwworldhistoryAug 24, 20214 minAncient Near East - Cyrus' ReligionAlthough it is often assumed that Cyrus was a Zoroastrian, there are no contemporary sources that describe him as a follower of Zoroaster...
dwworldhistoryAug 22, 20215 minAncient Near East - Cyrus the GreatCyrus the Great, succeeded to the Persian throne, specifically the Anshan Kingdom of the Achamenid Dynasty in 559 B.C., while his father,...
dwworldhistoryJul 24, 20215 minAncient Near East - Nebuchadnezzar IIThe Egyptians under Necho II had invaded the Near East in 609 B.C. in a belated attempt to help their former Assyrian rulers....
dwworldhistoryJul 23, 20213 minAncient Near East - The Fall of the Assyrian EmpireAssurbanipal was one of the longest reigning kings of Assyria. He ruled over the empire for 42 years and, in that time, campaigned...
dwworldhistoryJul 19, 20215 minAncient Near East - AssurbanipalUpon his father's death, Assurbanipal (Ashurbanipal) held a great coronation festival for his brother's ascension to the throne of...
dwworldhistoryJul 10, 20213 minAncient Near East - EsarhaddonEsarhaddon took the throne and defeated his brothers' factions during a six-week civil war. The two brothers themselves, after the...
dwworldhistoryJul 1, 20216 minAncient Near East - SennacheribDuring the reign of Sargon II, Sennacherib had effectively maintained the administration of the empire while his father was away on...
dwworldhistoryJun 26, 20218 minAncient Near East - Sargon IIWhen Tiglath-Pileser III died, Hoshea at first remained loyal to Assyria, but later on, possibly as part of a general rebellion, he...
dwworldhistoryJun 19, 20213 minAncient Near East - Tiglath-Pileser IIIIn the first half of the eighth century, Assyria had lost its ability to campaign outside its borders, and internally local officials had...
dwworldhistoryJun 11, 20212 minAncient Near East - Shalmaneser IIIAshurnasirpal II’s son and successor, Shalmaneser III, had a 35-year reign that was filled with military campaigns, especially in the...
dwworldhistoryJun 7, 20213 minAncient Near East - Ashurnasirpal IIAshurnasirpal II is most famous for his grand palace at Kalhu (also known as Nimrud in modern-day Iraq). Taking 15 years to build, he...
dwworldhistoryJun 2, 20213 minAncient Near East - Assyria RisesThe Assyrian Political System Assyria was a militaristic society, and the army provided its basic structure and hierarchy. All men could...
dwworldhistoryMay 28, 20212 minThe Sea PeoplesA group of people created during this time that we should note before moving on, were the Sea Peoples. This confederacy of naval raiders...
dwworldhistoryMay 24, 20215 minThe Late Bronze Age CollapseThe Late Bronze Age Collapse, often referred to as the Mycenaean Palatial Civilization Collapse, was a period of time – roughly between...
dwworldhistoryMay 19, 20215 minAncient Near East - The Middle Assyrian EmpireAt the beginning of the Assyrian Middle Period, Assur was under the control of the Mitanni Empire, which had come to power after the...