Iraq
There are 608 items in Iraq:
Qurna, Euphrates |
Qurna, Euphrates and Tigris |
Qurna, Tigris |
Reading Cuneiform
The Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles are historiographical texts from ancient Mesopotamia. Although they contain references to the earliest times, they deal especially with the second half of the second and the entire first millennium down to the first century BCE. …Trajan's War
Roman-Jewish Wars: name of several military engagements between the Roman Republic (later: Empire) and various groups of Jews between 63 BCE and 136 CE.The war against Trajan …
Rome, Forum Romanum, Arch of Severus, Relief west right, drawing: Capture of Ctesiphon |
Rome, Forum, Arch of Septimius Severus
Arch of Septimius Severus: honorific arch on the Forum Romanum.No Triumph Arch of Severus, seen from the west The Arch of Septimius…Royal Road
Royal road: according to the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus (fifth century BCE) the road that connected the capital of Lydia, Sardes, and the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, Susa and Persepolis. From cuneiform texts, other such roads are known. …
Saba'a, Relief of Adad-Nirari III |
Sasanian Kings
Sasanians: last native dynasty to reign in Persia before the Arab conquest. Its kings and queens ruled from 224 to 651. 224-241 Ardašir I 241-272 Shapur I 272-273 Hormizd I (Ardašir II) 273-276 Bahram I 276-293 Bahram II 293 Bahram III 293-303 Narseh, "the Sakan king" 303-309 Hormizd II 309-379 Shapur II 379-383 Ardašir III 383-388 Shapur III 388-399 Bahram IV 399-420 Yazdgard I, the Sinner 420-438 Bahram V 438-457 Yazdgard…Seleucia on the Euphrates
Seleucia on the Euphrates: Hellenistic town in ancient Iraq. BCHP 11: Ptolemy III Chronicle (BM 34428 obv) A Seleucia on the banks…Seleucia on the Tigris
Seleucia on the Tigris: one of the residences of the Seleucid Empire, modern Tell Umar, on the west bank of the Tigris. The city is not to be confused with the royal residence named Seleucia in Pieria, or the little…