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 ...

Was this the world’s first empire?

The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest empire of its time -- collapsed after more than two centuries of dominance at the fall of its ...

Eckart Frahm’s “Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire” is a sweeping, delightfully readable effort to remind us of Assyria’s place in history. Grab a Copy.

Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire Eckart Frahm. Basic, $35 (528p) ISBN 978-1-5416-7440-0 ...

Uprising then gave way to civil wars as the empire’s enemies closed in from multiple fronts. Once the mightiest of nations, the fall of Assyria began around 627 B.C. with the empire stretched thin. By ...

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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 ...

Assyria's story is spectacular. It has suffered from the absence of a historian able to bring it to the general public. Thanks to Frahm's masterful effort, there is reason to believe Assyria's story ...

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 BC to 609 BC) ...