Assyria stands out in history as the fountainhead of empire. It was perhaps the first state to subdue the bulk of its world, extending in every direction until its frontiers consisted almost entirely ...

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 ...

The Assyrians, an ethnic group indigenous to the Middle East, are a threatened minority today. Within the last two centuries ...

The ancient Assyrains had a vast empire in the Middle East. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Assyrians are a people who have ...

A reconstruction of the palaces built by the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal by Austen Henry Layard Two of the ancient cities now being destroyed by Islamic State lay buried for 2,500 years, it was only ...

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for X-Force #5! When Avengers fans think of Captain America, they see the perfect embodiment of a hero in every sense of the word - but that much cannot be said for his ...

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) ...

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 ...