A relief from the Assyrian capital of Nimrud showing the god Ashur. Assyrians derive their name from Ashur. (Wikimedia Commons) What comes to mind when you think of an empire? Is it the Roman Empire, ...

In Lord Byron’s 1821 play “Sardanapalus,” the king of the title laments that the glory of his empire will someday fade into oblivion. “Time shall quench full many a people’s records, and a hero’s acts ...

A Neo-Assyrian gypsum relief depicting a royal lion hunt, from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud Palace Relief. Created between 875 BC and 860 BC. (The Trustees of the British Museum [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0]) ...

For nearly a century, historians have relied on the Assyrian King List as the authoritative record of who ruled the ancient Assyrian Empire, especially during its later centuries. Now, new research ...

Up until now, we have studied the Orient world region by region.However, a state finally emerged that brought the entire ...

August 7th marks Assyrian Martyrs Day, a time when we Kurds should focus on how we can help secure justice for the victims of the crimes committed against this persecuted community. Assyrians, also ...

The Long Road to Glory. A small town on the Tigris -- Birth of a kingdom -- Disruption and recovery -- The crown in crisis -- Empire. The great expansion -- On the edges of empire -- A ghost story -- ...

For those interested in learning about the ancient Assyrians in a broad scope, Mark Healy’s new work “The Ancient Assyrians: Empire and Army, 883–612 BC” is a superb starting place, and for those ...

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 capital, ...