Despite its hostile geography, rebellious vassals, and the constant pressure from the Assyrian Empire, the Urartians managed to survive and thrive. Against more powerful enemies like Assyria, the ...

A photograph genuinely shows a 2,700-year-old Assyrian deity statue that was discovered in Iraq in 1992, intentionally buried ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the materials and techniques used in the ...

King Sennacherib of the Assyrian Empire invaded Jerusalem The Assyrian Empire existed from 1365 to 609 BC ... The carvings provided a layout of the military base, which Compton compared with ...

The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city of Kalkhu (modern city of Nimrud). The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved ...

A team of archaeologists may have discovered evidence of the biblical Battle of Megiddo, where Josiah, the king of Judah, was killed by Egyptian forces in 609 B.C.

Ashurbanipal assembled his library at Nineveh in the seventh century BC. Today known as Mosul in Iraq, Nineveh was then the most splendid – and largest – city on Earth, and the seat of the ...

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Assyrian-speaking Australians. Hear from people who have built successful lives in this new country. Get the latest with our ...

When the Assyrian Empire came along, Gaza went through the same turmoil as Israel and Judah and was under the same threat.