1763BC
Hammurabi captures Mesopotamia; makes his 282 law
codes
1595BC
Kassites invade and take over Babylon, and new
dynasties are formed
1125-1104BC Nebuchadnezzar I waged war
on Elam and Assyria
1000BC
Aramaeans invade and settle in Babylon
720BC
Merodach-baladan II of the Chaldaeans capture
Babylon
689BC
Assyrian King Sennacherib sacks Babylon after
vicious wars
612BC
Chaldaean King Nabopolassar allies with the
Medes to destroy Assyria permanently
604-562BC
Nebuchadnezzar II's reign sees the capture of Jerusalem and the exile
of Judaeans
539BC
Persia takes over Babylon
