The first Assyrian inscription discovered in Jerusalem reveals ancient biblical-era correspondence between Assyrian empire ...

The Ottoman Empire in Decline: From Multinational State to Ethnic Nationalism The film opens in the ancient Assyrian ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was made ...

A new study reveals that the first true cavalry emerged among the Luwian and Aramean states, predating the Assyrian Empire by ...

This Iranian influence is not limited to Baghdad but extends into northern Iraq through Kurdish groups who originally came from Iran, particularly from the city of Mahabad under the leadership of ...

Ashurbanipal, last major ruler of the Assyrian Empire, depicted in the royal lion hunt bas-reliefs (c. 645 B.C.) that were ripped from the walls of the North Palace at Nineveh during the excavations ...

New research suggests it was climate-related drought that built the foundation for the collapse of the Assyrian Empire (whose heartland was based in today's northern Iraq)--one of the most powerful ...

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