The extent of the Han empire in about 100 BCE, compared to modern China borders.
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The Kingdom of Israel, circa 1000 BCE
The Kingdom of Israel, circa 1000 BCE
By the end of the 3rd millennium BCE, Semitic tribes had settled…
By the end of the 3rd millennium BCE, Semitic tribes had settled on the coast of present-day Lebanon and Syria, making the cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos. The Greeks named them Phoenicians, from the word “phoinix,” or purple, due to their purple cloaks. by @NatGeoMaps