Upper part of a gypsum statue of a Sumerian woman. The hands are folds in worship. The...
Mesopotamia
Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 06.19.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief Rise of Babylon The Emergence of the...
The first civilizations formed in river valleys, and were characterized by a caste system and a strong...
Creative Commons By Dr. Michael Fowler / 06.12.2015 Maxine S. and Jesse W. Beams Professor of Physics...
A relief at the ancient Persian city of Persepolis (now in modern Iran), including inscriptions in cuneiform,...
Ishtar (on right) comes to Sargon, who would later become one of the great kings of Mesopotamia. Edwin...
Gilgamesh explores what it means to be human, and questions the meaning of life and love. Wikimedia Commons...