The Battle of Carchemish (once mentioned in the bible) was a crucial battle between the forces of Necho III, pharaoh of Egypt, and his neo-assyrian allies against the forces of Nebuchadnezzar II of the neo-babylonian empire. Nebuchadnezzar II ended up crushing Necho's forces and attaining control of Syria and the levant, forcing Necho III to abandon his plans of restoring the borders of the egyptian New Kingdom.
But what if the egyptians had won the battle? What would this mean for the egyptian and neo-babylonian empires? Could Necho gain an empire in the middle east?
But what if the egyptians had won the battle? What would this mean for the egyptian and neo-babylonian empires? Could Necho gain an empire in the middle east?