An amazing "time-lapse" map showing who controlled the Middle East over the past thousands of years. ⇒
20 October 2006, early afternoon
It's really quite amazing. Things get interesting when the Persians get control it seems -- that's when you start seeing these really huge empires controlling huge tracts of land. This link was found via Kottke.
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