The Persian Empire under Darius I, 522–486 BC
A map of the Persian Empire at its greatest extent under Darius Hystaspes (Darius I), who reigned Persia from 522 to 486 BC. The map shows the boundaries of the twenty satrapies or provinces established by Darius from his capital Persepolis, and incl...

The Persian Empire of Darius the Great, 522–486 BC
A map of Persia and western Asia showing the greatest extent of the empire of Darius I between 522–486 BC, including tribute–paying countries. The map shows the probable boundaries of the empire, including the lands of Macedonia, Thrace, ...

The Persian Empire at Its Zenith, 525 BC
A map of Persia at the time of Cyrus the Great, showing the greatest extent of the Persian Empire in 525 BC. The map shows the empire extending from Thrace in Europe and the North African coast across Asia to the Indus River. Territories within the e...

Kingdoms of Lydia, Media, and Babylonia, 550 BC
A map of the kingdoms of Lydia, Media, and Babylonia at the time of Cyrus the Great (558–529 BC). The map shows the territories of Lydia (including Bithynia), Lycia, and Cilicia in Asia Minor, the territories of Media, including Cappadocia, Arm...

Babylonian Empire, 560 BC
A map of the Babylonian Empire during the Neo–Babylonian or Chaldean Era, circa 560 BC. This map shows the empire extending from Sumer and Akkad on the Persian Gulf, through Mesopotamia and Naharina, then west and south through Syria, Phoenicia...

Empires of the Middle East, 605–562 BC
A map of western Asia showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldæan) empires during the reign of Nebuchadnezzer the Great (605–562 BC). The map shows the boundaries of the Median Empire, the Babylonian Empire, the ter...

The Assyrian Ascendancy in Western Asia, 859–660 BC
A map of Western Asia showing the extent of the first Assyrian Empire under Shalmaneser II (859–824 BC) to the fall of the empire around 660 BC. The map is color–coded to show the full extent of the Assyrian Empire, the Greek settlements ...

The Mithradatic Wars, 88–63 BC
A map of the Pontus (Black Sea) region during the Mithridatic Wars fought between Mithridates VI of Pontus and the Roman Republic between 88 and 63 BC. The map shows the Kingdom of Mithridates in the eastern Black Sea region, the provinces of Asia Mi...

The Hittite Ascendancy in Western Asia, about 1250 BC
A map of Asia Minor, Egypt, and Western Asia showing the Hittite Ascendancy and Egypt during the nineteenth dynasty. The map is color–coded to show the territory of the Hittites in Cheta (Anatolia) south to Syria west of the Euphrates River, Eg...

Egyptian Ascendancy in Asia, about 1450 BC
A map of the Egyptian Ascendancy in Asia, showing the territory of Asiatic conquests of the 18th Dynasty under Thothmes III (1480-1430 BC) to the upper Euphrates. This map is color-coded to show the territories of Egypt, the Hittites in Cheta, the ex...