Visual History of the Middle East

Imperial History
Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Greeks, Persians, Europeans…the list goes on. Click on the “Imperial History” link to see a “flash” movie of the history of conquest and re-conquest of the Middle East, from Pharoh’s Egypt up to today (Thanks to Chad Brisbane for this map).

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