Chaldeans

Chaldeans appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Mesopotamia (Middle East) from c. 900 to 539 BCE, a span of 361 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Tribes of the southern marshes who led Babylonian resistance to Assyria. A Chaldean, Nabopolassar, founded the Neo-Babylonian dynasty in 626 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 900 to 539 BCE
Duration: 361 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Mesopotamia, Middle East
Language family: Semitic

Became

Neo-Babylonian Empire 626 to 539 BCE

Events in Middle East during its time

853 BCE Battle of Qarqar
722 BCE Assyria conquers Samaria
612 BCE Fall of Nineveh
587 BCE Destruction of Jerusalem
539 BCE Cyrus takes Babylon

Neighbours in Middle East

Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE
Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 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
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
Lydia c. 680 to 546 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Chaldeans exist?

c. 900 to 539 BCE, about 361 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Chaldeans?

Mesopotamia, in Middle East.

What language did Chaldeans speak?

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

What came after Chaldeans?

Neo-Babylonian Empire.