World Map 500 Bc
500 bc foundation of first republic in vaishali bihar india.
World map 500 bc. Over the past thousand years towns and cities have appeared in the floodplain of the indus river valley covering a vast area of northern india some of these cities are amongst the largest in the world at this time. The conquest of this huge empire was the achievement of the persian king cyrus the great the first great ruler of the achaemenid dynasty hence another common name for the state he. This map shows what is going on in world history in 500 bce. World history for the relaxed historian people in history wars battles and revolutions map archive famous speeches.
The hittite empire in asia minor is one of the leading powers of the age. The roman empire in 475 476 565 ad odoacer s kingdom in 480 ad yueban kingdom in 480 ad. World history in 500 bce the classical world takes shape. Specialized ancient maps achaemenid empire in 500 bc alexander s empire in 323 bc nan yue nam viet in 200 bc ptolemaic empire in 200 bc rome seleucia parthia 200 bc bactrians indo greeks in 150 bc indo greeks in 100 bc parthian empire in 001 ad kushan empire in 100 ad attila s hun empire in 450 ad.
First the assyrians then the babylonians and medes and now the persian empire the largest state in the history of the ancient world. Interactive world history atlas since 3000 bc. 500s bc decade jump to. 500 bc she wolf with late 15th century or early 16th century additions twins is made.
What is happening in india and south asia in 2500bce. Greek chinese indian and israelite civilizations all experience a burst of creativity each producing thinkers who will profoundly shape the future course of world history. The buddha in india confucius in china the greek philosophers of the ionian school. For centuries a leading centre of civilization asia minor is now part of the persian empire.
It is now kept at the museo capitolino in rome. The history of this ancient civilization is very obscure but it shows signs of having spread from a single centre perhaps near the delta of the river indus across much of modern day pakistan and north western india. Trade is drawing asia minor into the orbit of mesopotamian civilization. Medieval history maps 500 ad to 1500 ad 13 medieval maps currently.
In the wake of alexander the great s conquests asia minor is now divided. What is happening in middle east in 500bce. The history of the middle east over the past 500 years or so has been one of imperial powers following one another in succession. The hittite empire has suffered catastrophe at the hands of barbarian invaders.
What s happening in the rest of the world. This map shows the history of europe in 500 bce. History maps from 100 bc ad 500. At this time many of the classical civilizations of the ancient world enter their period of greatness.