ancient Middle East, history of the region from prehistoric times to the rise of civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and other areas. The high antiquity of civilization in the Middle East is …

The Middle East, or the Near East, was one of the cradles of civilization: after the Neolithic Revolution and the adoption of agriculture, many of the world's oldest cultures and civilizations …

The ancient Middle East gave rise to some of the greatest empires in human history, including Mesopotamia, Babylonia, the Persian Empire and the Byzantine Empire.

The Ancient Middle East was probably the most crucial region in the history of the world. It was here that farming first arose, the earliest cities appeared, writing first developed (and later the …

Historically, the Near East denoted an area roughly encompassing the centre of West Asia, having been focused on the lands between Greece and Egypt in the west and Iran in the east. …

Home to the Cradle of Civilization, the Middle East (usually interchangeable with the Near East) has seen many of the world's oldest cultures and civilizations. This history started from the …

By 1100 BCE, the region had entered the Iron Age, characterized by the adoption of iron tools and weapons, and the emergence of new, more advanced empires in the ancient Middle East. …

The Middle East in Antiquity focuses on the rich and diverse history of the civilizations of the ancient Near/Middle East, which witnessed the first complex societies and the first major …

The Ancient Middle East cluster at CMES focuses on the study of the material cultures, languages, histories and religions that developed around the geographical areas of Ancient …

Encompassing a vast and diverse region that stretches from the Nile River in Egypt to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia, the ancient Middle East served as the crucible where …