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Greek historian, Herodotus, published a description of the population of Qatar describing its inhabitants as 'sea-faring Canaanites.'
Assyrian King Esarhaddon (r. 681–669) led a campaign against Bazu, an area which encompassed Dilmun and Qatar (c. 680 BC).
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The Dacians were a branch of Thracians who inhabited Dacia, which corresponds with modern Romania, Moldova, northern Bulgaria, south-western Ukraine, Hungary east of the Danube river and West Banat in Serbia.
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In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of King Asa (r. 910-869 BC), son and successor of King Abijam. When King Asa died, he was buried in the City of David, then his son Jehoshaphat (r. 872-848 BC) became king of Judah.
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The first known people believed to have set foot on the teritory that is now Russian were the Cimmerians. They ruled between 1000 and 700 BC.
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The Hutus are a Bantu ethnic group which is native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda.
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The 'Library of Ashurbanipal' which includes a collection of over 30,000 clay tablets and fragments. While paper books are destroyed by fire, the clay tablets were in most cases baked.
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The first natives to live on the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, as early as 3,000 years ago, were the Ciboney (or Siboney), an Arawak people.
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Saint Lucia was first inhabited sometime between 1000 and 500 BC by the Ciboney people (or Siboney), an Arawak people. The inhabitants called the island Iouanalao, meaning “There where the Iguana is found.”
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was first inhabited sometime between 1000 and 500 BC by the Ciboney people (or Siboney), an Arawak people. The inhabitants called the island "Youloumain."
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The Lapita, a people who traveled from the island Melanesia, arrived and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago.
Around 950 AD, warriors from Tonga arrived. Tuʻi Tonga ʻAhoʻeitu started to expand his rule outside of Tonga into Oceania reaching its peak during the period 1200–1500 AD.
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Jesus was known as the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli. Jesus’ genealogy is traced back to Seth, who was the son of Adam... and Adam, the son of God. Through David, Ruth became a part of the genealogy of Jesus.
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San Marino derives its name from Marinus, an Early Christian and the founder of a chapel and monastery in 301 AD.
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“Why are you frightened?” he asked. “Why are your hearts filled with doubt? Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it’s really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don’t have bodies, as you see that I do.”
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This week's beYOUteous blog post features Queen Athaliah, the wife of King Jehoram of Judah, and mother of King Ahaziah. She was the only female monarch to sit on King David’s throne in history.
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Nimrod, the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and therefore the great-grandson of Noah was an African king ruling the land of Shinar near the Tigris and Euphrates River.
The beginning of his kingdom was in Babylonia, and afterwards went into Assyria, and founded Nineveh and other cities.
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The medieval history of the Sahel is characterized by the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire.
The earliest of these was the Ghana Empire, which was dominated by the Soninke, whose progenitor is believed to have been Dinga Cissé.
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Bronze and iron were sourced both locally and through trade networks that spanned the ancient world. Gold and silver were predominantly used for jewelry and ornaments.
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Thracians emerged in Serbia before the Illyrian migration in the southwest. Throughout the centuries, Thrace came under the influence of various empires, including the Persians, Greeks, and Romans.
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During a wave of expansion, Bantu-speaking populations gradually left their original homeland of West-Central Africa and traveled to the eastern and southern regions of the continent.
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The Gola or Gula are a West African ethnic group who share a common cultural heritage, language and history and who live primarily in western or northwestern Liberia and eastern Sierra Leone.
