The newly uncovered slab was found to contain at its centre Ashurbanipal, the last great ruler of the Assyrian empire, flanked by two supreme deities: the gods Ashur and Ishtar, the patron goddess ...

Other names recorded in the database include ... Assyrian Empire conquered it in 722 BCE and deported its inhabitants. These events are narrated in both the Bible and in Assyrian records. Judah, ...

Ctesias’ history of Assyria begins with the story of Ninus. He does not explicitly say Ninus was the first king of the Assyrians, but he suggests he was the first significant king. In fact, Ctesias ...

This is especially obvious for maps that use certain projections—ways of representing the Earth’s curved surface on a flat map—such as the popular Mercator projection, which could be found ...

In the mountains of eastern Anatolia, during the Iron Age between the 9th and 6th centuries BC, a kingdom arose that challenged one of the greatest powers of its time: Urartu (also known as the ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the materials and techniques used in the production of writing tablets from the Neo-Assyrian Empire, found in the ruins ...

Neo-Assyrian emperor Sargon II started building his giant new capital — originally called Dur-Sharrukin, meaning "Fortress of Sargon" — in 713 B.C.

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony sim game where players ensure Duplicants have resources and maintain their well-being ...