Assyria, which was located in Mesopotamia, is considered the world's first empire. It existed from 2000 BCE to 612 BCE, and was led by Sennacherib from 705 to 681 BCE. Sennacherib moved the rapidly ...

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 ...

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 ...