The remains of the ancient capital of Assyria, Nineveh, lie within Mosul in northern Iraq. The worlds 3.5 million Assyrians are currently dispersed with members of the diaspora comprising nearly ...

Philadelphia, Pa -- The Penn Museum's latest exhibit, Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural ... "is that ...

Dur-Sharrukin, meaning "Fortress of Sargon," was built by Sargon II, naming it after himself, to serve as the new capital of the Assyrian Empire ... to the settlement of Nineveh shortly afterwards.

Set against the backdrop of Nineveh, the capital of the mighty Assyrian Empire, ‘Lamassu Falling’ immerses readers in a time when plagues and wars ravaged the land. The story unfolds as an ...

My grandmother was Assyrian. She hailed from Iraq ... A fighter from the NPU (Nineveh Plain Protection Units) walks through a destroyed church on November 8, 2016, in Baghdeda, Iraq.

Philadelphia, Pa -- The Penn Museum's latest exhibit, Preserving Assyria explores the preservation ... of one of the gates of the ancient city of Nineveh uncovered sculptures of King Sennacherib ...