The Ancient World Web

A resource directory for locating ancient history web sites.

Annals of the Kings of Assyria

Classic 1902 e-text by E. A. Wallis Budge

Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Empires

Open Directory Project (ODP) Categories:

	Ancient Near East
	Ancient Mesopotamia
	Ancient Persia

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition

1916 Schweich Lectures to the British Academy by Leonard W. King, Assistant Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities in the British Museum and Professor in the University of London, King's College.

CyberMuseum: Mesopotamia

Single page about Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia with a few images. Annoying pop-ups.

Encyclopaedia of the Orient

Short articles on a wide variety of topics. Annoying pop-ups.

Gary's Web: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Near East

Helpful articles with an emphasis on political history and rulers. Bibliographies for further study. §

Joseph Berrigan: Ancient Mesopotamia

Short descriptive articles, lots of graphics. Sections on Assyria, Babylon, and Persia. Annoying music.

Persia: Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

Introduction to Mesopotamia: First Steps into the Ancient World

	Describes history, climate, geography.
	Interactive Guide to Mesopotamia

The Ancient World by Frank Smitha

	An incredible site with lots of helpful articles sequenced chronologically. This  approach helps you get up to speed quickly by surveying concise articles focused on specific topics and chunks of time. We especially recommend the following for our purposes:
	The Hebrews to 1000 BCE
	Zoroastrians and Judaism
	Greeks, Politics and War
	Alexander Changes the World
	Hellenistic Civilization (Alexander's Empire Disintegrates)
	The Rise of Rome

DrShirley.org

	Exile and Return
	Alexander and the Hellenistic World
	Rome, Revolts, and the Destruction of Jerusalem

Babylon: Status Reports on the Current Situation of the Archaeological Ruins

	British School of Archaeology in Iraq
	International Audit Comission

Archaeology and the Babylonian Captivity

Provides a helpful summary of important inscriptions related to the destruction of Jerusalem and the subsequent deportation to Babylon.

Babylonia

“A history of ancient Babylon (Babylonia) including its cities, laws, kings and legacy to civilization.”

Babylonian

A quick survey of the region, people, and their customs.

Babylonian Conquest of Philistia and Judah

Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians)

Gateways to Babylon

Articles and texts.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Chaldeans Online

Articles and resources about the Chaldeans throughout history.

Nebuchadnezzar

General encyclopedia article at ChristianAnswers.net

Carchemish Info

	Battle of Carchemish
	Location of Carchemish
	Pharaoh Necho
	King Jehoiakim

Check-out the great series of maps at Bible Centre.

The Fall of Babylon by James E. Smith

Is the fall of Babylon as prophesied by Isaiah and Jeremiah an historical event of the past, or does it await a future fulfillment?.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria

Turn of the century book by Theophilus Pinches, LL.D., Lecturer in Assyrian at University College, London.

Bible-Exposition.org Darius

Brief overview of the identity of Darius the Mede.

Robert Dick Wilson Studies in the Book of Daniel: Darius the Mede §

Ancient Persia

Articles by Jona Lendering.

Cyrus And Persia

Courtesy of Herodotus web site.

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The Story of Cyrus

Nice chart showing lineage, courtesy of Iransaga site.

Read The Cyrus Cylinder

	A self–serving account of what a swell guy Cyrus II was. This is Cyrus’s own account of how he let captive foreigners return to their homelands and rebuild their temples. Does not specifically mention the Jews, but is consistent with Ezra chapter one.
	Photo of Cyrus Cylinder Courtesy of Yale University, Sterling Library.

BibArch: The Decree of Artaxerxes

Persia and the Bible

Brief summary with links to Bible passages.

How Persia Treats Her Subjects

Courtesy of Herodotus web site.

A Brief History of Alexander The Great

Intertestamental Period (Persian, Greek, and Hasmonean Eras)

	Between the Testaments by Dr. B. H. Carroll
	Intertestamental Background by MinistryServer.Web
	Resource Guide at Hebrew University
	The Period of Jewish Independence by Gerald Larue
	The Legacy of the Maccabees

The Last Days of Judah and the Babylonian Exile

When Was Judah's 70-year Captivity?

Old Testament Life and Literature

A series of history articles by Gerald Larue  §

Old Testament Gateway

Daniel

Quartz Hill School of Theology Lectures

	Babylonia
	End of Judah
	Judah in Exile
	Persia