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| | | | Conquest and Colonization |
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| c. 1750 BC |
| | | Shamshi-Adad I conquers Ashur and the surrounding areas, beginning Assyria's first brief period as a regional power | |
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| c. 1740 BC |
| | | Shamshi-Adad I conquers the rich and ancient kingdom of Mari, and puts on the throne his son Yasmah-Adad | |
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| c. 1728 BC |
| | | Hammurabi begins a programme of conquest and coalition which will vastly extend the Babylonian empire | |
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| c. 1700 BC |
| | | Hammurabi, in the process of winning control over the whole of Mesopotamia, conquers the northern territories of Mari and Ashur | |
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| c. 1700 BC |
| | | Ashur, or Assyria, sinks into almost a millennium of fluctuating but largely diminished fortunes | |
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| c. 1520 BC |
| | | Thutmose I extends Egyptian control as far up the Nile as Abu Hamad | |
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| c. 1345 BC |
| | | The Amarna tablets contain extensive correspondence between the Akhenaten government in Egypt and subject princes in Phoenicia | |
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| c. 1300 BC |
| | | Mycenae prevails as the dominant power throughout the Peloponnese and the entire Aegean | |
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| c. 900 BC |
| | | With the encouragements of Athens, non-Dorian Greeeks migrate to form colonies on the west coast of Anatolia | |
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| 883-859 BC |
| | | Assyria, during the reign of Ashurnasirpal II, once again recovers an extensive empire | |
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