Internet Resources

Ancient Civilizations Resources

General

• Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus ~ "This site is an online companion to the landmark exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art which 'surveys the flourishing of the world’s earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia and surrounding regions.' Viewers select themes such as death and burial, or clothing and personal adornment, to see annotated images of items."
• Cuneiform Tablets: From the Reign of Gudea of Lagash to Shalmanassar III ~ This site "presents clay tablets, cones, and brick fragments inscribed using the ancient pictographic writing system known as cuneiform from the Library of Congress' collections." Click Browse by Titles > Select an item to view.

Assyria

• Assyria, 1365-609 B.C. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• The Assyrians ~ Information from Richard Hooker, Washington State University.

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Iran/Persia

• The Achaemenid Persian Empire, 550-300 B.C. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• The Geography of Iran ~ Information from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Persia ~ Biographies, records, and events of the Persian peoples.
• Iran, 8000-2000 B.C. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Iran, 2000-1000 B.C. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Iran, 1000 B.C. - 1 A.D. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Iran, 1-500 A.D. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• The Persians ~ Information from Richard Hooker, Washington State University.

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Mesopotamia (includes Assyrians, Babylonians, Phoenicians)

• The Code of Hammurabi (The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School) ~ The preamble, text, and epilogue of the Code of Hammurabi are listed at this site. Also included are commentary by a scholar and an article from the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as a dictionary of terms.
• The Geography of Mesopotamia ~ Information from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Mesopotamia ~ Includes information on the Babylonians, Assyrians, and Phoenicians.
• Mesopotamia ~ Information prepared by the British Museum about three ancient Mesopotamian civilizations: Assyria, Babylon, and Sumer.
• Mesopotamia, 8000-2000 B.C. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Mesopotamia, 2000-1000 B.C. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Mesopotamia, 1000 B.C. - 1 A.D. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Phoenicia

• The Ancient World: Phoenicians ~ Information and images from The Mariners' Museum.
• The Phoenicians, 1500-300 B.C. ~ History, timelines, and artworks from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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