Oct 30, 2009

The Ancient Shepherd Kings: The Relationship Between Bronze Age Kings And Their Subjects

By: Robert McRoberts

Oct 24, 2009

The Legendary Kings Of Sumer And Akkad: Heroes Who Ruled Thousands Of Years, As Appointed By The Gods

By: Robert McRoberts

Oct 16, 2009

The Persian Wars: Expansion or Retribution? A look at the Wars that united a Country and doomed an Empire

By: James Tennant

Oct 16, 2009

The Priest Kings Of Ancient Iraq: With The Growth Of The City-States Kingship Is Born

By: Robert McRoberts

Sep 25, 2009

Qadesh In The Amarna Age: How This Syrian City Became The Front Line For Imperial Conquest

By: Robert McRoberts

Sep 21, 2009

Mesopotamia – Sumer and the First City-States: The Fertile Crescent Gives Rise to City-States

By: Shri Desai

Sep 7, 2009

Qadesh, Jewel Of The Orontes: The Story Of A City Founded In Ancient Syria

By: Robert McRoberts

Aug 28, 2009

Leadership Traits of Cyrus the Great: Characteristics of Leading Applicable in a Post Modern Society

By: Michael Streich

Aug 28, 2009

The Battle Of Megiddo: An Egyptian Army Faces A Coalition Of Enemies In Palestine

By: Robert McRoberts

Aug 21, 2009

The Tawananna of Ancient Hatti: The Exalted Religious Status of the Hittite Queen

By: Robert McRoberts

Aug 14, 2009

The Plague Prayers of Mursili II: An Ancient Hittite King’s Crimes Against The Gods

By: Robert McRoberts

Aug 7, 2009

King Suppililiuma The Great: The Story Of The Conqueror Who Built The Hittite Empire

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 30, 2009

How History Discovered the Hurrians: A Look At A Mystery Unraveled And A Culture Revealed

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 13, 2009

Caravans Of Treasure And A Goddess Go To Egypt: The Story Of Legendary Gifts And Well Wishes Sent To Akenaten

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 12, 2009

Diplomatic Tension In The Late Bronze Age: Akhenaten's Sparse Gift Of Egyptian Gold Embarasses A Mittani King

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 12, 2009

A Fragile Alliance Between Late Bronze Age Kings: Mittani King Tushratta Makes An Elaborate Request For Egyptian Gold

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 12, 2009

Tushratta and The Mittani / Egyptian Alliance: In Desperation, A Bronze Age King Reopens Relations With Egypt

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 11, 2009

A Babyonian Princess And Her Dowry: Ancient Clay Tablets Reveal a Vast Royal Treasure.

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 10, 2009

The Babylonian King Writes to Akhenaten: Burnaburiash Requests a Menagerie and a Proper Escort for a Bride

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 7, 2009

The Amarna Letters of Kadashman-Enlil: Inside the Negotiations of an Ancient Diplomatic Marriage Alliance.

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 7, 2009

The Rise of Assyria in the Late Bronze Age: How Assyria Rose From a Vassal of Mittanni to a Rival of Babylonia

By: Robert McRoberts

Jul 2, 2009

Amenhotep III and the Missing Princess: The Story Behind Amarna Letter 1

By: Robert McRoberts

Jun 29, 2009

The Rise And Fall Of The Amarna Age: Geopolitics In The Ancient Near East During The Late Bronze Age

By: Robert McRoberts

Jun 24, 2009

Mt. Sinai in Ancient Near East History: Environmental Features Enhanced the Notion of the Home of Deity

By: Michael Streich

Jun 5, 2009

Ancient Near East Trade Patterns: Mesopotamian and Egyptian Commerce Began with Civilization

By: Michael Streich

May 15, 2009

Sennacherib's Siege of Jerusalem 701 BC: Differing Accounts on why Hezekiah Rebelled and Prevailed

By: Michael Streich

Apr 28, 2009

Constantinople and the Bosporus: The Strategic City and Waterway Where Europe Meets Asia

By: Michael Streich

Apr 6, 2009

Syria And Anatolia In The Early Bronze Age: The Growth Of Cities, Technology and Trade, ca. 3000 B.C.E

By: Robert McRoberts

Apr 6, 2009

Sumer And Akkad In The Early Bronze Age: The City-States Of Southern Iraq, ca. 3,000 B.C.E.

By: Robert McRoberts

Mar 27, 2009

Wine in the Ancient Near East & Mediterranean: The Oldest Beverage Served Many Purposes in Everyday Life

By: Michael Streich

Mar 27, 2009

Ancient Tarsus in Asia Minor: History of the City of Paul From the Assyrians to the Romans

By: Michael Streich

Mar 23, 2009

Cyrus the Great Builds an Empire: The Rise of the Medes and Persians in the 6th Century BCE

By: Michael Streich

Mar 15, 2009

The Phoenicians and Ancient Tyre: A Maritime Success Built on the Color Purple

By: Michael Streich

Mar 14, 2009

Code of Hammurabi in Ancient Babylon: Mesopotamian Law Defining Justice for Three Distinct Classes

By: Michael Streich

Mar 8, 2009

The Garden of Eden and Recent Excavations: Archaeological Discoveries May Reinforce the Ancient Texts

By: Michael Streich

Mar 5, 2009

The Hittites, A Film Review: A Review Of The Documentary Produced On Location In Anatolia

By: Robert McRoberts

Mar 4, 2009

Ancient Smyrna in Asia Minor: An Important Commercial Center for Many Centuries

By: Michael Streich

Mar 1, 2009

Sodom and Gomorrah in Historical Context: Causes and Motivations for the Destruction of the Five Cities

By: Michael Streich

Feb 28, 2009

Ancient Sardis in Asia Minor: A Chief Commercial Center From the Hittites to the Romans

By: Michael Streich

Feb 15, 2009

The Hittites of Anatolia and Syria: How The Hittite People Became A Part Of Ancient History

By: Robert McRoberts

Feb 10, 2009

Anatolia And The Assyrian Colonial Period: 4,000 Years Ago Assyrian Merchants Built a Vast Trading Empire

By: Robert McRoberts

Feb 6, 2009

Who Were the Hittites? Answering Questions About the Population of Bronze Age Anatolia

By: Robert McRoberts

Feb 5, 2009

The Amarna Letters: A Cache of Clay Tablets and the Politics of Egypt's 18th Dynasty

By: Robert McRoberts

Dec 11, 2008

The Historical Christmas Magi: Wise Men From the East Searched for a King in Ancient Judea

By: Jeannie Delahunt

Apr 29, 2008

The Palace of Persepolis: Darius I's Legacy in Stone

By: Karen Murdarasi

Mar 15, 2008

Cyrus the Great: Founder of Persian Empire Liberator of the Jews

By: Karen Murdarasi

Feb 20, 2008

The Code of Hammurabi: Hammurabi’s Law Code, Sumerian Culture and Modern Law

By: James Hogan

Dec 26, 2007

The Phoenician Alphabet: The Ancient World's First Widely Used Form of Written Communication

By: Robin Fowler

Dec 21, 2007

Did Herod Kill Children? A Look at Herod the Great and the Massacre of the Innocents

By: Brian Tubbs

Jan 6, 2007

The Hittites: Quiet Pioneers of Mesopotamia

By: Robin Fowler

Dec 22, 2006

Hammurabi's Code: Babylonian Law Set in Stone

By: Robin Fowler

Dec 18, 2006

The Babylonians: Unifiers of Mesopotamia

By: Robin Fowler

Dec 11, 2006

The Ancient Assyrians: Skilled in the Art of Ancient War

By: Robin Fowler

Dec 3, 2006

Sumerian Invention and Innovation: Technological advances that altered the course of civilization

By: Robin Fowler

Dec 1, 2006

The Sumerians of Mesopotamia: One of the world's earliest and most influential civilizations

By: Robin Fowler

Jul 16, 2006

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus: A Tomb for a King and a Testament to Greek Architecture

By: Robin Fowler

Jul 10, 2006

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: The Mysterious Wonder of the Ancient World

By: Robin Fowler

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