Elymais: Quick Facts

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Date	c. 100 BCE - c. 240

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Adiabene Seleucid empire Srivijaya empire Champa Mitanni Majapahit empire Xi Xia Dilmun Ghūrid sultanate Dvaravati

Choghā Zanbīl: ziggurat

Elam

ancient kingdom, Iran

Iran

country, Asia

Map showing the extent of the Achaemenid Empire during the 6th and 5th centuries BC, shaded in light green and spanning from the eastern Mediterranean and Egypt through the Middle East to parts of Central Asia and the Indus Valley. Major regions, cities, and trade routes such as the Royal Road are labeled within the empire's boundaries.

ancient Iran

historical region, Asia

Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.

A View of the Middle East

Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.

Ancient Greece