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5000 BCE
Mesopotamia
Irrigation and agriculture begin in earnest in Mesopotamia. ancient.eu -
4500 BCE
Mesopotamia
The Sumerians built their first temple. ancient.eu -
3500 BCE
Mesopotamia
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia. ancient.eu -
3400 BCE
Mesopotamia
Priests become the rulers of Mesopotamian cities. ancient.eu -
1772 BCE
Mesopotamia
The Code of Hammurabi: one of the earliest codes of law in the world. ancient.eu -
1250 BCE
Israel
Destruction of many Canaanite towns hints at a probable invasion of the Israelites into Canaan. ancient.eu -
1020 BCE
Israel
Saul reigns as the first king of Israel. ancient.eu -
1002 BCE
Israel
Made Israel a country by reuniting the 12 tribes and made Jerusalem the capital city. Google Images. -
1000 BCE
Israel
Israel developed into a united kingdom under the leadership of King David. Google Images -
965 BCE
Israel
Solomon is king of Israel. ancient.eu -
950 BCE
Israel
Solomon builds the first Temple of Jerusalem. ancient.eu -
931 BCE
Israel
Israel split into 2 countries called Israel and Judah. Google Images. -
722 BCE
Israel
The upper class in Israel, the Northern Kingdom, is exiled by the Assyrians. ancient.eu -
721 BCE
Israel
Israel is conquered by Assyria. ancient.eu -
539 BCE
Israel
Following the fall of Babylon to the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE, some Judean exiles returned to Jerusalem, inaugurating the formative period in the development of a distinctive Judahite identity in the province of Yehud Medinata. Wikipedia.org -
500 BCE
Mesopotamia
The Achaemerid Empire rules in Mesopotamia. ancient.eu -
332 BCE
Egypt
Alexander the Great conquers Syria and turns toward Egypt. ancient.eu -
331 BCE
Egypt
Alexander the Great founds Alexandria at the port town of Rhakotis in Egypt. ancient.eu -
330 BCE
Mesopotamia
It fell to Alexander the Great and his death, it became part of the Greek Seleucid Empire. Wikipedia.org -
285 BCE
Egypt
Reign of Ptolemy II in Egypt, developement of Library at Alexandria. ancient.eu -
150 BCE
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was under control of the Parthian Empire. Wikipedia.org -
129 BCE
Mesopotamia
Parthians conquer Mesopotamia. ancient.eu -
48 BCE
Egypt
Julius Caesar of Rome and Cleopatra VII of Egypt in unofficial alliance. ancient.eu -
44 BCE
Egypt
Mark Antony of Rome allied with Cleopatra VII of Egypt. ancient.eu -
30 BCE
Egypt
Death of Cleopatra VII, end of the Ptolemaic line in Egypt. ancient.eu -
117
Egypt
Restoration of Alexandria by Emperor Hadrian of Rome. ancient.eu -
234
Mesopotamia
Emperor Maximinus Thraxis governor of Mesopotamia. ancient.eu -
314
Egypt
Religious strife increases between Christians and other faiths in Alexandria. ancient.eu -
619
Egypt
Alexandria is conquered by the Sassanid Persians. ancient.eu -
641
Egypt
The Byzantine Christians and Arab Muslims fight for control of Alexandria and Egypt. ancient.eu