Category: Ancient Civilizations

By Tim Lambert The Philistines lived in the Southwest of the country we now call Israel. It is believed the Philistines originally came from the Agean or possibly from Crete. They invaded the coast of what is now Israel about 1200 BC. The Philistine realm was called Philistia and it included 5 cities Gaza, Ashkelon,… Continue reading The Philistines

By Tim Lambert The Phoenicians were people who lived in what is now Lebanon. They were a great trading people and they were at their peak between about 1200 BC and 800 BC. The Phoenicians lived on a strip of fertile land between the sea and the Lebanon mountains. With the mountains as a natural… Continue reading The Phoenicians

By Tim Lambert The Scythians were nomadic people. Their culture flourished in Central Asia between about 900 BC and 200 BC. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote about them but recently archaeologists have discovered more about them. The Scythians were formidable warriors. They rode horses and could shoot arrows from horseback. The Scythians also fought with… Continue reading The Scythians

By Tim Lambert Sumerian Society Sumer was the world’s first civilization. It arose about 3,500 BC in what is now Iraq in the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates. A number of city-states grew up, each one ruling an area of the surrounding countryside. About 3,300 BC the Sumerians invented writing on clay tablets.… Continue reading The Sumerians