Assyria began as a dependency of Babylonia, but it became an independent state in the 14th century B.C.E., some 3,000 years ago, and grew into a major regional power in the historic Middle East.

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was ...

In this program and after the news: SBS Assyrian's 49-year celebration: the story of Romeo Hana; interviews with the Mayor of Fairfield and Nora Michael and Edwar Haydo about the Assyrian New Year ...

The Assyrian flag flutters over the town of Alqosh, 45 kilometers north of Mosul, Iraq, on September 19, 2014. MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP via Getty Images These genocidal campaigns have yet to be globally ...

Last Assyrian Christian hostage released on March 27, 2016. (photo: Assyrian Church of the East Relief Organization / Facebook/Courtesy ) Alberto M. Fernandez Commentaries February 23, 2025 ...

Neo-Assyrian emperor Sargon II started building his giant new capital — originally called Dur-Sharrukin, meaning "Fortress of Sargon" — in 713 B.C.

The discovery, which is also detailed in Assyrian texts, Greek histories and the Hebrew Bible, could verify the biblical account of 2 Kings 19:35; Isaiah 37: 36-38 and 2 Chronicles, 32:21.

Ferhan Demirtas, an Assyrian Christian, had been living in Switzerland for nearly 53 years when he decided to move back to Turkey ’s southeastern city of Mardin, where his family lived for ...

Traditional Assyrian food and entertainment will be on offer at the 5th annual Assyrian Food Festival set for Aug. 19 and 20 in Morton Grove. The event, organized by the Holy Apostolic Catholic Ass… ...

One issue was that during the empire’s last decades, the Assyrian crown experienced a crisis of legitimacy. It had been precipitated by Ashurbanipal, whose long reign [669-631 BCE] marked a cultural ...

Eckart Frahm’s “Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire” is a sweeping, delightfully readable effort to remind us of Assyria’s place in history.