Parthian Empire

2200 BCE China’s Xia Dynasty rises Minoan society rise 2000 BCE Indo Europeans began to build settlements in the Italian peninsula A sophisticated society of Minoans arose from the island of Crete 1800 BCE Bronze metallurgy brought by the Etruscans in Rome 1766 BCE Xia Dynasty decline China’s Shang Dynasty rises 1628 BCE Volcanic eruption on the island of Thera destroyed almost everything 1600 BCE Mycenaean society rises Mycenaeans began trade with Minoans and learned about…

Severan Dynasty, there were colossal cultural and political changes, the most important being Caracalla’s edict that gave Roman citizenship to every free person of the Empire. What exactly does Roman citizenship entail though? ‘Roman’ is defined as, “of or relating to Rome or the people of Rome; of or relating to the ancient Roman Empire”1. Scholars could argue that those who acquired Roman citizenship either assimilated Roman culture with their own, or denied their own culture to submerge…

Propaganda was as strong, if not stronger, during the days of the mighty Roman Empire as it is today. With easy access of television and twitter, politicians took a more artistic approach to spreading their message. From coins to monuments, Roman rulers saw to it that their images was known. A prime example is Augustus, the first emperor of Rome, who, “ invoked the power of imagery to communicate his ideology” (Fischer). The sculpture modeled after him, Augustus of Primaporta, holds both…

Antony was sent east as an officer in the cavalry. As officer, he won strategic victories in Palestine and Egypt. He joined Julius Caesar in Gaul as a staff officer (“Mark Antony” History.com). Mark Antony led a campaign as a Roman general during the Parthian period (“Mark Antony”). Antony’s wife, Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, gave birth…

Caesar declared himself the emperor of the Roman Empire for life. While being the emperor of the Roman Empire he built up a tough private army, they went to war with Mithradates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, because they declared war on Rome. Then in 44 B.C. as Caesar was getting ready to invade the Parthian Empire when he was famously assassinated by political rivals who stabbed him 23 times.…

Dura-Europos was a Hellenistic Parthian and roman border city built above the right back of the Euphrates river, in 165 AD it was captured by the romans, And destroyed after Sasanian siege in in 247 AD. Three religions were practiced there which included Christianity, Judaism, and Mithraism (silver 2010). The religious findings consisted of the synagogue, house of church, and the Mithraeum which all had unique but different architecture. There were many objects that were recovered from Dura like…

be considered the ideal model of how an emperor should rule because he improved the quality of life for many as well as expanding the empire. As we have seen previously the succession of an emperor was determined through bloodline. However, after the death Nero the next emperor…

Introduction Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest religions in the world. It was one of the first monotheistic religion to exist. The religion was founded by Zarathustra, also known as Zoroaster. It was once the state religion of ancient Persia, now Iran. However, because of the spread of Islam, today, the religion isn’t as big as it used to be and not a lot of people practice it. History Zoroaster is traditionally believed to have lived around the 6th century BC. When he was around 30 he had a…

h. The Roman military had two main forces, with two different standards or flags to represent them. Roman infantry units were known as legions, cavalry units were known as Equites. The flag of a cavalry unit was usually adorned with a figure or picture of the serpent. A legion of infantry normally was represented by the eagle. The movements of a formation of troops and of every single section of it were regulated by the standards different signals, all the movements, attacks, and commands of the…

In 1595BC, the armies Hittities led by Mursili from Anatolia, now modern Turkey, attacked and conquered Babylon taking control of Babylonia. With no immediate king in place the Kassites, in 1531BC, took control of Babylonia. The Sealand Dynasty of 1732 to 1460BC coexisted at the same time along with the First Babylonian Dynasty. This dynasty was a separate dynasty in the far southern part of what was Sumer known as Sealand. It was ruled by native Akkadians who claim to be descendants of the…