{"id":6982,"date":"2024-11-11T10:56:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T16:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/?page_id=6982"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:03:52","slug":"maps-bce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/b-e-m\/maps-2\/maps-bce\/","title":{"rendered":"Maps &#8211; BCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See Ross Nichol&#8217;s map in his directory in DropBox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Early-Dynastic-Period.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Early-Dynastic-Period.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Early-Dynastic-Period.png 440w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Early-Dynastic-Period-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Early-Dynastic-Period-150x134.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Early Dynastic Period c.\u20092900 \u2013 c.\u20092350 BC From Wikipedia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ancient-Near-East-in-the-Time-of-the-Patriarchs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ancient-Near-East-in-the-Time-of-the-Patriarchs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6495\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ancient-Near-East-in-the-Time-of-the-Patriarchs.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ancient-Near-East-in-the-Time-of-the-Patriarchs-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ancient-Near-East-in-the-Time-of-the-Patriarchs-150x130.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ancient-Near-East-in-the-Time-of-the-Patriarchs-768x667.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ancient Kingdoms (2000-1550)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abraham-from-Ur-Kasdim-1000x96-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abraham-from-Ur-Kasdim-1000x96-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abraham-from-Ur-Kasdim-1000x96-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abraham-from-Ur-Kasdim-1000x96-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abraham-from-Ur-Kasdim-1000x96-1-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abraham-from-Ur-Kasdim-1000x96-1-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ca. 1900 BCE &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetorah.com\/article\/ur-kasdim-where-is-abrahams-birthplace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ur Kasdim: Where Is Abraham\u2019s Birthplace?<\/a> by Prof. Gary A. Rendsburg, Rutgers University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mitanni-Empire-c1500-1300-BCE-1050x96x80.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mitanni-Empire-c1500-1300-BCE-1050x96x80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mitanni-Empire-c1500-1300-BCE-1050x96x80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mitanni-Empire-c1500-1300-BCE-1050x96x80-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mitanni-Empire-c1500-1300-BCE-1050x96x80-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mitanni-Empire-c1500-1300-BCE-1050x96x80-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mitanni-Empire-c1500-1300-BCE-1050x96x80.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Mitanni Empire c 1500-1300 BCE\nby Simeon Netchev<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Palestine-in-the-Middle-Bronze-Age.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Palestine-in-the-Middle-Bronze-Age.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6497\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Palestine-in-the-Middle-Bronze-Age.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Palestine-in-the-Middle-Bronze-Age-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Palestine-in-the-Middle-Bronze-Age-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Palestine-in-the-Middle-Bronze-Age-768x974.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palestine in the Middle Bronze Age, ca. 2000-1550<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1300-BCE-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1300-BCE-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1300-BCE-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1300-BCE-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1300-BCE-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1300-BCE.png 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1300s BCE Kingdoms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1350-BCE-Time-of-the-great-kings.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1350-BCE-Time-of-the-great-kings.jpg 750w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1350-BCE-Time-of-the-great-kings-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1350-BCE-Time-of-the-great-kings-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1350 BCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"931\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Map-Route-Exodus-Israelites-Egypt-1024x931.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Map-Route-Exodus-Israelites-Egypt-1024x931.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Map-Route-Exodus-Israelites-Egypt-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Map-Route-Exodus-Israelites-Egypt-150x136.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Map-Route-Exodus-Israelites-Egypt-768x699.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Map-Route-Exodus-Israelites-Egypt.jpg 1228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From https:\/\/bible-history.com, c. 1300\u20131200 BCE?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trade Routes of the ANE<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trade-Routes-of-the-AME-991x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trade-Routes-of-the-AME-991x1024.jpg 991w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trade-Routes-of-the-AME-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trade-Routes-of-the-AME-145x150.jpg 145w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trade-Routes-of-the-AME-768x794.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trade-Routes-of-the-AME.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From BibleMapper.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jezreel-Valley-and-Megiddo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jezreel-Valley-and-Megiddo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jezreel-Valley-and-Megiddo-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jezreel-Valley-and-Megiddo-150x144.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jezreel-Valley-and-Megiddo-768x739.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jezreel Valley and Megiddo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1200BCE-Late-Bronze-Age-Collapse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1200BCE-Late-Bronze-Age-Collapse-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1200BCE-Late-Bronze-Age-Collapse-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1200BCE-Late-Bronze-Age-Collapse-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1200BCE-Late-Bronze-Age-Collapse-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1200BCE-Late-Bronze-Age-Collapse-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1200BCE-Late-Bronze-Age-Collapse.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1200 BCE &#8211; Late Bronze Age Collapse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/12-tribes-based-on-Joshua.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/12-tribes-based-on-Joshua.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/12-tribes-based-on-Joshua.jpg 541w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/12-tribes-based-on-Joshua-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/12-tribes-based-on-Joshua-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">12 tribes based on Joshua<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdom_of_Israel_1020_map.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdom_of_Israel_1020_map-673x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdom_of_Israel_1020_map-673x1024.png 673w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdom_of_Israel_1020_map-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdom_of_Israel_1020_map-99x150.png 99w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdom_of_Israel_1020_map-768x1169.png 768w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdom_of_Israel_1020_map.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">United Kingdom of Israel around the time of Saul and David.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Egypts-march-to-Carchemish-Josiah-attacks-dies.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Egypts-march-to-Carchemish-Josiah-attacks-dies.jpg 482w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Egypts-march-to-Carchemish-Josiah-attacks-dies-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Egypts-march-to-Carchemish-Josiah-attacks-dies-121x150.jpg 121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Egypt&#8217;s march to Carchemish with Josiah&#8217;s attack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdoms_around_Israel_830BCE_map.svg_.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdoms_around_Israel_830BCE_map.svg_.png 800w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdoms_around_Israel_830BCE_map.svg_-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdoms_around_Israel_830BCE_map.svg_-126x150.png 126w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kingdoms_around_Israel_830BCE_map.svg_-768x917.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A theoretical map of the region around 830 BCE from Wikipedia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/greek-and-phoenician-colonization-68-1200x96-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/greek-and-phoenician-colonization-68-1200x96-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/greek-and-phoenician-colonization-68-1200x96-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/greek-and-phoenician-colonization-68-1200x96-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/greek-and-phoenician-colonization-68-1200x96-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/greek-and-phoenician-colonization-68-1200x96-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greek and Phoenician Colonization by Kelly MacQuire, World History Encyclopedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Assyrian-Empire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Assyrian-Empire.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Assyrian-Empire.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Assyrian-Empire-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Assyrian-Empire-150x135.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Assyrian-Empire-768x694.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assyrian Empire from StudyL\u0131ght.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Province-of-Yahud-440-BC.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Province-of-Yahud-440-BC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6819\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Province-of-Yahud-440-BC.png 575w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Province-of-Yahud-440-BC-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Province-of-Yahud-440-BC-150x85.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Persian Province of YeHud (Judea) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conquests-of-Cyrus-the-Great.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conquests-of-Cyrus-the-Great.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conquests-of-Cyrus-the-Great.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conquests-of-Cyrus-the-Great-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conquests-of-Cyrus-the-Great-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Conquests-of-Cyrus-the-Great-768x584.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Conquests of Cyrus the Great from StudyL\u0131ght.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Alexander-the-Greats-Empire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Alexander-the-Greats-Empire-1024x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Alexander-the-Greats-Empire-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Alexander-the-Greats-Empire-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Alexander-the-Greats-Empire-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Alexander-the-Greats-Empire-768x457.jpg 768w, 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src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en-1x-502x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en-1x-502x1024.png 502w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en-1x-147x300.png 147w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en-1x-73x150.png 73w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en-1x-768x1568.png 768w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en-1x-752x1536.png 752w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en-1x-1003x2048.png 1003w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en-1x-scaled.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/1\/17\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en.svg\">https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/1\/17\/Ancient_Egypt_map-en.svg<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Seleucid-Empire-and-Antiochus-III.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Seleucid-Empire-and-Antiochus-III.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Seleucid-Empire-and-Antiochus-III.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Seleucid-Empire-and-Antiochus-III-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Seleucid-Empire-and-Antiochus-III-150x130.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Seleucid-Empire-and-Antiochus-III-768x668.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seleucid Empire and Antiochus III from StudyL\u0131ght.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Growth-of-Christianity-in-Roman-Empire-1050x96x80.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Growth-of-Christianity-in-Roman-Empire-1050x96x80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7712\" 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size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Civil-Wars-amidst-Roman-Expansion-in-1st-century-BCE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Civil-Wars-amidst-Roman-Expansion-in-1st-century-BCE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Civil-Wars-amidst-Roman-Expansion-in-1st-century-BCE.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Civil-Wars-amidst-Roman-Expansion-in-1st-century-BCE-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Civil-Wars-amidst-Roman-Expansion-in-1st-century-BCE-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Civil-Wars-amidst-Roman-Expansion-in-1st-century-BCE-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Civil Wars amidst Roman Expansion in 1st century BCE from StudyLight.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Barts-The-New-Order-Rome-311-CE-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Barts-The-New-Order-Rome-311-CE-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Barts-The-New-Order-Rome-311-CE-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Barts-The-New-Order-Rome-311-CE-150x85.jpg 150w, 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class=\"wp-image-7710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roman-Empire-under-Constantine-324-337CE-1050x96x80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roman-Empire-under-Constantine-324-337CE-1050x96x80-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roman-Empire-under-Constantine-324-337CE-1050x96x80-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roman-Empire-under-Constantine-324-337CE-1050x96x80-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theway.davisinterests.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roman-Empire-under-Constantine-324-337CE-1050x96x80.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roman Empire under Constantine, 324-337 CE\nby Simeon Netchev<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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