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3000 BCE
The writing
Sumerian was the first civilization discovered and used writing. -
Period: 3000 BCE to 2350 BCE
SUMERIAN
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2700 BCE
Gilgamesh of Uruk
It was a very important king of Sumerian. -
2600 BCE
Monuments
Most ancient monuments, were used as either temples or shrines, like the Potoki Monument or Ziggurats. Were temples made in honor to some religion, which some think is some kind of mountain god. -
Period: 2350 BCE to 1800 BCE
AKKADIAN
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2331 BCE
Sargon or Sargon of Akkad
It was the first king of Akkadian.
His origins are not very well, although in spite of it, he soon became a hero. There was a very significant legend that describes his birth as the abandoned child in a basket on the Euphrates River, being subsequently collected from the waters and adopted; factor that will later be repeated in other characters of History (Moses, Romulus and Remus, Perseus ...) -
2330 BCE
The conquests of Sargon and Akkad
The cities of Mesopotamia were filled with monuments and memorial stelae that spoke of the greatness of the new empire and in writing there was an important advance of the Akkadian language, which became the administrative language of the State. -
2329 BCE
Wake of victory of Naram-Sin
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1894 BCE
Sumu-Abum
Sumuabum proclaimed itself as independent king during the war of rivalry of Isín and Larsa. From Sumuabum one attends a slow growth of the influence of Babylon in Mesopotamia. He was succeeded by his son Sumu-la-El. -
1892 BCE
Babylonian kudurru
Babylonian kudurru of the late Kassite period found near Baghdad by the French botanist André Michaux -
1890 BCE
The language
The Babylonian state, retained the written Akkadian language for official use, despite its Northwest Semitic-speaking Amorite, who spoke a language isolate.
The earlier Akkadian and Sumerian traditions played a major role in Babylonian and Assyrian culture, and the region would remain an important cultural center, even under its protracted periods of outside rule. -
Period: 1800 BCE to 1350 BCE
BABYLONIAN
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1642 BCE
Abbas II de Persia
It was the first king of Persian State -
1450 BCE
Tudiya
It was the first king of Assyrian -
1440 BCE
The achievements of Assyria
Centered on the Tigris in Upper Mesopotamia , the Assyrians came to rule powerful empires at several times. Making up a substantial part of the greater Mesopotamian "cradle of civilization", which included Sumer, the Akkadian Empire, and Babylonia, Assyria was at the height of technological, scientific and cultural achievements for its time. -
1439 BCE
Lamassu monument
Lamassu were protective minor deities or spirits, the Assyrian version of the "human-headed bull" figure that had long figured in Mesopotamian mythology and art. -
Period: 1350 BCE to 539 BCE
ASSYRIAN
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1002 BCE
Monument (it doesn't have a specific name)
This form of architecture, known today as Achaemenid architecture, was developed from the time of Cyrus, and is said to have been finalized within two generations or so. This article seeks to discuss two specific forms of Achaemenid architecture – royal tombs (specifically the tomb of Cyrus the Great, and those at Naqsh-e-Rustam), and palace-cities (specifically Pasargadae and Persepolis). -
Period: 539 BCE to 1 CE
PERSIAN CONQUEST
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486 BCE
Xerxes
It was the 5 king of Persian state -
334 BCE
Fall of the Persian Empire
The Persian Empire was conquered by the Greeks led by Alexander the Great. Starting in the year 334 BC, Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire from Egypt all the way to the borders of India.
