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Historic Sites of the Ancient Near Eastern Wars
(1600-539 BCE)
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About the Ancient Near Eastern Wars
Ancient Near Eastern Wars is a collective term for the campaigns and rivalries of kingdoms and empires such as the Hittites, Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians between roughly 1600 and 539 BCE. These separate conflicts concerned territory, tribute, trade routes, and imperial authority, reshaping the region through conquest and the rise and fall of states.
Geography of the Ancient Near Eastern Wars
The principal theaters lay in Mesopotamia, Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, and the western Iranian plateau, corresponding broadly to parts of modern Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt, and Iran. The Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile valleys supported major population centers and military supply. Armies also contested routes through the Syrian interior and the eastern Mediterranean coast. Mountain passes, deserts, and fortified cities influenced the reach of successive empires.
Abu Simbel Temples
Al Maabd Street, Abu Simbel City, Aswan Governorate, 81525, Egypt
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Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III)
Medinet Habu, Luxor West Bank, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
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Ramesseum
Luxor West Bank, Egypt
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Map of Historic Sites of the Ancient Near Eastern Wars