The Chronicle on the Reigns from Nabû-Nasir to Šamaš-šuma-ukin (ABC 1) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Assyria and Babylonia. It deals with the resistance of an increasingly stronger Babylon, supported by Elam, against Assyria, beginning with the…
The Chronicle on the Reigns from Nabû-Nasir to Šamaš-šuma-ukin (ABC 1) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Assyria and Babylonia. It deals with the resistance of an increasingly stronger Babylon, supported by Elam, against Assyria, beginning with the…
The Chronicle on the Reigns from Nabû-Nasir to Šamaš-šuma-ukin (ABC 1) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Assyria and Babylonia. It deals with the resistance of an increasingly stronger Babylon, supported by Elam, against Assyria, beginning with the…
The Chronicle on the Reigns from Nabû-Nasir to Šamaš-šuma-ukin (ABC 1) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Assyria and Babylonia. It deals with the resistance of an increasingly stronger Babylon, supported by Elam, against Assyria, beginning with the…
Chronology of Alexander's reign
336
Spring
Parmenion leads vanguard into Asia
Summer
Murder of Artaxerxes IV; accession of Darius III
October
Murder of Philip (text); accession of Alexander
Nov-Dec.
Alexander gains support of the Greek towns
335
Summer
Alexander campaigns in the Balkans
Memnon's counterattack in Asia
12? Sept.
Fall of Thebes (text)
Nov-Dec.
Festivals at Dion…
Anšan: Bronze Age settlement in Iran, now known as Tell Malyan and Tall-e Malyan. Although the site was abandoned in the Middle Elamite period, the title King of Anšan remained in use to describe the most powerful ruler in this…
Arsaces XII, Sinatruces: Arsacid rebel king during a brief "dark period" in the history of the Parthian Empire (r.93/92-88/87 and 76-70/69).
Sinatruces
The rule…