Some Ancient Civilizations

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

Some Ancient Civilizations

Name Approximate dates Location Major cities
Akkadian 2350–2230 B.C. Mesopotamia, parts of
 Syria, Asia Minor,
 Iran
Akkad, Ur, Erich
Assyrian 1800–889 B.C. Mesopotamia, SyriaAssur, Nineveh,
 Calah
Babylonian 1728–1686 B.C. (old)
625–539 B.C. (new)
Mesopotamia, Syria,
 Palestine
Babylon
Cimmerian 750–500 B.C. Caucasus, northern Asia
 Minor
Egyptian 2850–715 B.C. Nile valley Thebes, Memphis,
 Tanis
Etruscan 900–396 B.C. Northern Italy
Greek 900–200 B.C. Greece Athens, Sparta,
 Thebes, Mycenae,
 Corinth
Hittite 1640–1200 B.C. Asia Minor, SyriaHattusas, Nesa
Indus Valley 3000–1500 B.C. Pakistan,
 Northwestern India
Lydian 700–547 B.C. Western Asia Minor Sardis, Miletus
Mede 835–550 B.C. Iran Media
Minoan 3000–1100 B.C. Crete Knossos
Persian 559–330 B.C. Iran, Asia Minor, Syria Persepolis,
 Pasargadae
Phoenician 1100–332 B.C. Palestine (colonies:
 Gibraltar, Carthage,
 Sardinia)
Tyre, Sidon, Byblos
Phrygian 1000–547 B.C. Central Asia MinorGordion
Roman 500 B.C.A.D. 300 Italy, Mediterranean
 region, Asia Minor,
 western Europe
Rome, Byzantium
Scythian 800–300 B.C. Caucasus
Sumerian 3200–2360 B.C. Mesopotamia Ur, Nippur
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