Assyria, which was located in Mesopotamia, is considered the world's first empire. It existed from 2000 BCE to 612 BCE, and ...

At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as his capital and built what he called the 'Palace without Rival', decorating it with finely carved reliefs.

"What makes this exhibit significant," explains, Michael Danti, Director of Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program, "is that our ...

Install a fake king and then kill him ... in the year later known as 763 B.C. You are a prisoner of war in Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, and you have good reason to be afraid.

(705-681 BCE) and which stretches 12km along the city of Nineveh (Mosul, Iraq), is being partially bulldozed by private contractors. Activists and locals say they fear the remains will be used as ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Nineveh Provincial Council on Wednesday ousted its head Ahmed al-Hasud, accusing ...