The Shang Dynasty at Its Zenith The Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) was one of China’s earliest recorded dynasties, known […]
The Twilight of the Hittite Empire Between 1119 and 1032 BC, the once-mighty Hittite Empire crumbled under relentless pressure from […]
The Mycenaean World Before the Storm Between 1600 and 1200 BC, the Mycenaean civilization flourished as the dominant power of […]
The Turbulent Rise of a New Dynasty The late 12th century BCE was a time of upheaval for ancient Egypt. […]
The Fragile Balance of Power in the Ancient Near East The late 13th and early 12th centuries BC marked a […]
The Arrival of the Arya in the Indian Subcontinent Around 1200 BC, a transformative migration reshaped the cultural and social […]
The Shang Dynasty and the Move to Yin Around 1600 BC, the Shang Dynasty emerged as one of China’s earliest […]
The Ancient World and the Rise of Troy Nestled on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, the city of Troy […]
The Unlikely Beginnings of Egypt’s Nineteenth Dynasty The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt emerged from the ashes of political instability in […]
The Rise and Fall of the Mitanni Kingdom The Mitanni Empire, a formidable Hurrian-speaking state in northern Mesopotamia, reached its […]
The Golden Age of Amenhotep III Between 1386 and 1340 BC, Egypt experienced a period of unprecedented prosperity under Pharaoh […]
The Dawn of Mycenaean Power Between 1600 and 1400 BC, while the Minoan civilization on Crete was declining, the cities […]
The Shang Dynasty’s Turbulent Beginnings The Shang Dynasty (traditionally dated 1766–1046 BCE) emerged from the ashes of the Xia Dynasty, […]
The Birth of a Hybrid Kingdom Between 2000 and 1700 BC, the Hurrians—a mountain people from the Zagros range—migrated westward […]
A Fractured Dynasty: The Origins of the Tuthmosis Line The story of Tuthmosis III and Hatshepsut unfolds against the backdrop […]
The Rise of the Hyksos and the Fragmentation of Egypt The story of the Hyksos’ defeat by the Theban pharaohs […]
The Decline of Old Babylonia and the Power Vacuum By 1712 BC, the once-mighty Babylonian Empire of Hammurabi lay in […]
The Harappan Civilization at Its Height Between 2600 and 1900 BCE, the Harappan (or Indus Valley) civilization flourished in what […]
The Rise of Minoan Civilization Between 1720 and 1628 BC, the island of Crete was home to one of the […]
The Decline of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom The Middle Kingdom of Egypt, often regarded as a golden age of stability and […]
The Fractured Landscape of Mesopotamia In the early 18th century BCE, Mesopotamia was a patchwork of rival kingdoms vying for […]
The Myth and Reality of China’s Earliest Dynasty The Xia Dynasty, traditionally dated from 2205 to 1766 BC, stands at […]
