Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Cartographer's History of the Mid East

A quick (and simplified) history...

We start in 330 BC with the First Persian Empire

Who were about to meet a man named Philip
Map: Marsyas

And his son Alexander
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This was followed by the Parthian Empire
Map: Keeby101

Which would eventually meet the Romans
Map: Tataryn77

This would split into the Western Roman Empire (395 AD)
Map: Geuiwogbil. & Mackay 86

And the Eastern Roman Empire
Map: Tataryn77
 
Then in the 630's they'd meet a guy named Muhammad

Followed by the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661)
Map: Mohammad adil


The Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 AD)
Map:Gabagool

The Abbasid Caliphate (750 -1517 AD)
Map:Gabagool

Meanwhile in the Eastern Mediterranean 
Mapmaster

The Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire was about to be replaced by the Ottoman Empire

Which would eventually fall to the remnants of the Western Roman Empire at in WWI and be divvied up among the victors.

Map:Don-kun, TUBS, NordNordWest
Map:User:Doron

And following WWII


And then came ISIS...

Map: NordNordWest, Spesh531

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