The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved the capital to Dur-Sharukin (modern Khorshabad) in 717 B.C. The city is located 4 miles south-west of ...

The great stone figures that today grace the Assyrian Gallery of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art were carved more than 2500 years ago for the palaces and temples of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), ...

On top of the flagstaff is the standard of King Sargon I, who established the first Assyrian empire. During the ancient times this insignia stood by the king's side to let everyone know his ...

Three thousand years ago, the world was, as usual, at war. On the face of it this might seem surprising, as the entire population of the world three thousand years ago was only about 50 million ...

the Assyrian king had two central public roles. On the one hand, he was the defender of the “Kingdom of Heaven” (materialized in the Assyrian Empire) against all possible forces of evil threatening it ...

served as the imperial capital of the Assyrian Empire under King Ashurnasirpal II nearly 3,000 years ago. Newsweek notes that the city was a hub of political and religious activity, symbolizing ...

At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as ... At this time the Assyrians had carved an empire that stretched from Egypt to the Persian Gulf but this empire ...

Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the UNESCO-listed archaeological ... which had all graced the palace of Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II nearly 3,000 years ago.

The king's role in expanding, defending, and marking the borders of the Empire has been studied rather well ... renowned and esteemed international scholars from the field of Neo-Assyrian studies, and ...