While Assyrians around the world are currently preparing to celebrate their Assyrian ancestors’ tradition of Akitu or the Assyrian New Year, an ancient Assyrian heritage site is being bulldozed ...
SBS Assyrian spoke to Mr Maksimovic in regards to his opinion regarding the Nineveh wall issue. Mr Maksomovic said it is one of the saddest and most disappointing things that has happened ...
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 ...
At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as his capital and built what he called the 'Palace without Rival', decorating it with finely carved reliefs.
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Around 700 BC, the Neo-Assyrian emperor Sargon II began building ... His son quickly set up his own capital in the city of Nineveh, and for the next 2,500 years, Sargon II's building project ...
Photograph by Granger Collection/Age Fotostock Babylon was famous for its Hanging Gardens, which some believe may have actually been in the Assyrian capital, Nineveh, where this relief ...