by Richard Griffiths | 23 Jan 2024 | eLibrary
eLibrary: The Timurid Empire (1370-1507) Even by the standards of the time, Timur’s wars of conquest were particularly murderous but he did manage to carve an empire that stretched from Persia to the frontiers of China. He and his successors promoted the arts and...
by Richard Griffiths | 6 Dec 2023 | eLibrary
eLibrary: Sogdian – Silk Road Traders The Sogdians were originally an eastern Iranian civilisation but were later concentrated in Central Asia, with Samarkand as the main city. Literally straddling the ancient silk roads, many became traders and settled in...
by virtual360 | 6 Dec 2023 | eLibrary
eLibrary: Map Room 700-1500CE his is the latest version of an electronic library of resources supporting the Map Room exhibition. It offers free and immediate access to online resources for anyone wanting to explore further the context of the exhibition’s maps. This...
by Richard Griffiths | 6 Nov 2023 | eLibrary
eLibrary: Venice Venice reached the peak of its imperial reach at the start of the 13th century with the seizure and sacking of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. In the aftermath, Venice acquired Crete and several other islands in the Aegean. In...
by Richard Griffiths | 27 Feb 2023 | eLibrary, Overland
eLibrary: Cilicia (1226-1375) Cilicia was a Christian Armenian kingdom situated in an area broadly comparable the south-eastern borders of Turkey with the Mediterrean. The fortress city of Sis was its capital. The region lay at a strategic position, just south of the...
by Richard Griffiths | 27 Feb 2023 | eLibrary, Overland
Overland Silk Roads History The Silk Road was a term invented by the German explorer Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877 CE to describe the overland trade routes between Asia and Europe. It spanned the period between approximately 200 BCE and 1500 BCE, with the intensity...
