Ashurbanipal's military prowess was unquestionable, as his Assyrian Empire conquered lands from Egypt to Mesopotamia, but the mighty king crowed the loudest about his great royal library, the ...

Rare stone carving depicting Assyrian king surrounded by gods unearthed Stone engravings of deities from the Assyrian Empire have been rare ...

Excavations in Iraq have unearthed the remains of a massive relief depicting both the last great ruler of the Assyrian empire and two deities. The remains—missed by archaeologists for more than ...

During archaeological excavation underneath the palace built by King Ashurbanipal in Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, Schmitt and his team found the monumental relief carving, which ...

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 ...

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 ancient city is considered to be one of the most important parts of North Mesopotamia, becoming the capital of the Assyrian empire in the late eighth century BC under King Sennacherib.

NINEVEH.; ITS PAST GLORY AND PRESENT DESOLATION.THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE ITS RECORD IN SACRED AND PROFANE HISTORY KINGS OF NINEVEH WARS WITH THE JEWS FINAL DESTRUCTION.

Sennacherib was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Sargon II in 705 BCE to his own death in 681 BCE. The second king of the Sargonid dynasty, Sennacherib is one of ...

Sardanapalus, the thirteenth successor of Ninus, who founded the empire, and the last king of the Assyrians, surpassed all his predecessors in luxury and effeminacy. Never seen by any man outside the ...

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 ...