In Total War: Pharaoh's Dynasties update, multiple new major factions are playable. Among them, Assyrian "King of the ...

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. Grab a Copy.

A long-lost Assyrian military camp recently found by a Near Eastern archaeology scholar may provide insight and corroborate a biblical account.

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.

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… ...

Assyrian author Bedri Deril was born in the Bohtan region of southeastern Turkey. From an early age, he was deeply influenced by the oral storytelling traditions of his grandmother, who would ...

In war-torn Mosul, archaeologists unearth the largest-known image of the ancient Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. This is the first time an image of a major god has been discovered inside an Assyrian ...

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

More than 2,500 years ago, the Assyrians in Nineveh built the first great empire in human history. Excelling in science, engineering and warfare, they were the beginnings of modern civilization.

The Penn Museum's latest exhibit, Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq and showcases the rise of the New Assyrian Empire.

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.