Installation view of Assyria: Palace Art of Ancient Iraq. From the 800s to the 600s B.C., the kings of Assyria built grand palaces in their capital cities, located in the land we know today as Iraq.

The Assyrians are well known for their vast ancient empire in the Middle East; ancient cities, such as Nimrud and Nineveh; and their fierce invasions, including into the Kingdom of Judah and Egypt.

LONDON — I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria is an exhibition presented by the British petroleum company BP. The company has been involved in the Middle East since the early ...

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a massive stone relief depicting important deities and Ashurbanipal, the last ...

A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

Photos: Ancient Inscriptions Tell of Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II. News. By Owen Jarus last updated 14 July 2022 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In Lord Byron’s 1821 play “Sardanapalus,” the king of the title laments that the glory of his empire will someday fade into oblivion. ... one of the last rulers of ancient Assyria.

The remains—missed by archaeologists for more than a century—were found in an earth-filled pit in the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE) in the ancient city of ...

Ancient carvings of an Assyrian king honouring the gods while surrounded by mythical beasts have been safely unearthed in Iraq after being threatened by ISIS. ISIS seized the city of Mosul in 2014 ...

Archaeologists Unearth an Ancient Relief Depicting an Assyrian King and Rare Deities The artifact was found in Mosul, Iraq, buried in the ancient city of Nineveh. Sonja Anderson - Daily Correspondent.