Aramean kingdoms

Aramean kingdoms was a state in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from c. 1100 to 720 BCE, about 380 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Aramaic-speaking kingdoms such as Hamath, Bit Agusi and Bit Adini that spread across Syria after 1100 BCE. Assyria conquered them one by one, yet their language became the common tongue of the Near East.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1100 to 720 BCE
Duration: 380 years
Type: State
Region: Levant, Middle East
Language family: Semitic
Capital: Hamath, Arpad, Til Barsip

Events in Middle East during its time

1050 BCE Phoenician alphabet
853 BCE Battle of Qarqar
722 BCE Assyria conquers Samaria

Neighbours in Middle East

Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE
Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
Phoenician city-states c. 1200 to 332 BCE
Middle Assyrian Empire 1365 to 912 BCE
Middle Elamite period c. 1500 to 1100 BCE
Kingdom of Judah c. 930 to 587 BCE
Urartu c. 860 to 590 BCE
Kingdom of Israel c. 930 to 720 BCE
Phrygia c. 900 to 695 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Aramean kingdoms exist?

c. 1100 to 720 BCE, about 380 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Aramean kingdoms?

Levant, in Middle East. Its capital was Hamath, Arpad, Til Barsip.

What language did Aramean kingdoms speak?

Semitic. This family includes Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya.