Where do we find written history? One way we discover what happened in the past is through ancient historians such as Herodotus, sometimes called the father of history, and many others who lived after him. History before that time, however, can be difficult to find.
In this book, Lois created a timeline of written history, using the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in the Bible. We have relatively little information regarding the first 1500 years or so after creation, but after that, written history picks up, both with the history found in the Bible and with secular history. We find powerful rulers who formed empires, such as Sargon, who united the city states of Akkad and Sumer, possibly forming the first empire. Next came the short-lived Babylonian Empire of King Hammurabi, and then the Assyrian empire, which was followed by the Second Babylonian Empire. After the fall of this empire, the Persians in the East built their empire, and later, Alexander the Great from Macedonia, north of Greece, built a huge empire. Finally, as the BC era comes to an end, the Romans continue to extend their vast and long-lasting empire.