File:South East Iraq , 586 B.C..png

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English: Shows south east Iraq at about 586 BCE, showing Chaldaea proper.
  • The Chaldaeans at first lived on the delta and gradually took over Babylonia. They may have named the planets about this time. Map is from a history book published in 1890.
  • The Tigris and Euphrates join forming the Arabian River. Circled are the Arabian & Karun rivers.
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Source A General History for Colleges and High schools by P. V. N. Myers, published in 1890.
Author Chuck Marean from a map in a history book that was published in 1890.

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current05:54, 14 September 2009Thumbnail for version as of 05:54, 14 September 20091,338 × 1,619 (4.94 MB)Chuck Marean (talk | contribs) Category:Book illustrations Category:19th century drawings [[Category:|Maps of the Neo-Babylonian Empire]]
16:09, 6 September 2009Thumbnail for version as of 16:09, 6 September 2009170 × 210 (73 KB)Chuck Marean (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=: Shows south east Iraq at about 586 B.C., showing Chaldaea proper. The Chaldaeans at first lived on the delta and gradually took over Babylonia. They may have named the planets about this time. Map is from a history book publis
04:34, 6 September 2009Thumbnail for version as of 04:34, 6 September 2009394 × 575 (58 KB)Chuck Marean (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=Shows south east Iraq at about 586 B.C., showing Chaldaea proper. The Chaldaeans at first lived on the delta and gradually took over Babylonia. They may have named the planets about this time. Map is from a history book p

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