In his new book “Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire” (Basic Books), Yale professor Eckart Frahm offers a comprehensive history of the ancient civilization (circa 2025 BCE to 609 ...

Were the Israelites one and the same as the Cimmerians, as claimed by a popular theory? What evidence is there of this?

NINEVEH.; ITS PAST GLORY AND PRESENT DESOLATION.THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE ITS RECORD IN SACRED AND PROFANE HISTORY KINGS OF NINEVEH WARS WITH THE JEWS FINAL DESTRUCTION.

The Rise and Fall of the Assyrian Empire Was this the world’s first empire? Show more 04 July 2025 Available now 48 minutes ...

Billed as a “masterful” first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of Assyria, considered by historians to be the world’s first empire, from its vast libraries and monumental ...

Beginning March 6, Danti will lead an online class: The Deep Dig: The Rise and Fall of Assyria. Modern tech meets an ancient world The tablets visitors see at Penn Museum are 3D printed recreations, ...

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a massive stone relief depicting important deities and Ashurbanipal, the last ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three Victorian amateurs were determined to solve the puzzle.

Syrians around the world are celebrating in the streets after hearing the news that President Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria. Syrian opposition forces have now taken control of the capital of ...

More than 2,500 years ago, the Assyrians in Nineveh built the first great empire in human history. Excelling in science, engineering and warfare, they were the beginnings of modern civilization ...