satrapies

Around the period of 366-360 BC, there was a general rebellion of satraps in the Achaemenid Empire, that engulfed much of Asia Minor and spilled over into other parts of the empire. Is it possible for the western portion of the Achaemenid Empire to be completely lost if the rebellion goes...

After the Battle of Gaugamela, Darius III and what remained of his armies fled eastwards into the Upper Satrapies, leaving Babylonia behind. The satrap of Babylonia, Mazaeus, quickly defected to Alexander and Darius III was murdered by his own generals. What if he fled southwards into Babylonia...

In 220 BC, Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire, defeated Molon, a rebelling satrap, after several setbacks against Molon's forces. Molon had taken over the upper satrapies and had crossed the Tigris, and taken Seleucia. But Antiochus decided to march against Molon in person, and the...

For many ancient empires or medieval kingdoms, it is very hard to find accurate maps of subdivisions, provinces, vassal states, and maps of more obscure military campaigns. Have you found a map of the obscure junds of the Abbasid Caliphate? Of the feudal domains of Anglo-Saxon England before...