Iron Age Short chronology

the iron age (12th 7th centuries bc). while not subject long versus short dating issue, chronology in ancient near east not on firm footing until rise of neo-babylonian , neo-assyrian rulers in respective regions. dates, regnal lengths, , names of number of rulers interim period still unknown. make matters worse, few surviving records, such synchronistic chronicle, give conflicting data.

second dynasty of isin

after fall of kassite dynasty of babylon elam, power in region, , control of babylon, swung city-state of isin. assyria @ time extremely weak, except during reign of powerful assyrian ruler tiglath-pileser i. other polities in area had yet recover bronze age collapse.

middle-assyrian period

after middle assyrian kingdom there uncertain period in assyrian history. current cornerstone of chronology time assyrian king list which, unfortunately, conflicts other records such synchronised king list , babylonian king list. in event, rulers of assyria in time weak, except tiglath-pileser i. note chronology based on assumed synchronisms egypt in previous period.

babylon

dynasties v ix of babylon (post-kassite):

neo-assyrian empire

the assyrian empire rises become dominant power in ancient near east on 2 centuries. occurs despite efforts of various other strong groups existed in period, including babylon, urartu, damascus, elam, , egypt.

babylon

dynasties x of babylon (assyrian):

babylon under direct control of neo-assyrian rulers or appointed governors of period.

classical antiquity

for times after assurbanipal (died 627 bc), see:

median empire (c.615–549 bc), see list of kings of medes
neo-babylonian empire (626–539 bc)
achaemenid empire (550–330 bc)

the hellenistic period begins conquests of alexander great in 330 bc.