A close-up view of the Babylonian map of the World. This partially broken clay tablet contains both...
Mesopotamia
Enter the world of ancient Mesopotamia, where cities rose between the Tigris and Euphrates and some of history’s earliest states took form. These studies examine the institutions and beliefs that shaped life in the region.
In ancient Mesopotamia the gods infused every aspect of daily life and this, of course, extended to health care....
Cylinder Seal with Griffins, Humans and a Winged Disk / Walters Art Museum, Wikimedia Commons The religions...
Detail of a relief at Persepolis showing a procession of subject peoples bringing gifts characteristic of their...
Sumer, in southernmost Mesopotamia, was the first true city in the world, some time not very much...
Upper part of a gypsum statue of a Sumerian woman. The hands are folds in worship. The...
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...