An interactive map chronicling 5,000 years of empires in the Middle East and Eurasia, starting with the Kingdom of Egypt to the Roman Empire to the autonomous nations of the 21st century. It’s interesting to see how many peoples have fought (and continue to fight) for control over the Fertile Crescent.
Silverlotus remarked that it’s as if as humans we are compelled to covet the land where our species originated from.