Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Journey through history...

2 rather interesting flash animations depicting
- the influence of religion through ancient times (of the 4 major religions today), and
- Rulers of the Middle East region through known history
Note: flash was too large to be embedded, so they open in a new window.

I've always been interested in historical Europe, especially circa 500 BCE to 1500 CE. I've been hoping to find some maps actually, that show snapshots of the european theatre in this period. To that end, these 2 resources, were the closest I can find for what I want. Sadly, the 1st one, while very detailed, starts from 1CE, while the 2nd while, is a larger macro view of the world empires (though mostly hunter-gatherer societies pre-Antiquity). Enjoy if your are a history buff like me!

http://www.euratlas.com/time1.htm

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:World_History_Maps

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