Royal Lion Hunt. From the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Kalhu (Nimrud), 875--860 B.C. Gypsum, 37 11/16 × 54 × 8 in. British Museum, [1849,1222.8] [1856]. ( The Trustees of the British Museum ...

The Tombs of the Assyrian Queens Yaba, Banitu, and Atalia The Royal Tomb of Nimrud were first discovered in April of 1989 by an expedition of the Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage. The Tomb ...

Taken together, the four inscriptions establish at least the bare bones of her story: The queen definitely lived in the Assyrian Empire between the ninth and eighth centuries B.C., was married to ...

The Citadel has become a bona fide tourist destination, attracting international visitors who often arrive with empty ...

The Kingdom of Bashan, with its strategic geography and rich natural resources, formed a central pillar in the construction ...

The Assyrian Empire shaped the ancient world for centuries. At its height, it stretched from the Persian Gulf to Egypt, ...

The king, who at one point was seen to wipe away a tear, was then joined on the balcony by his Australian-born wife Mary, 51, who is now queen, their children Christian, 18, who is the heir to the ...

King Abdullah II, a close U.S. ally dependent on aid from Washington, is confronting the president’s demands that he take in Palestinians from Gaza, a step the king’s domestic politics will ...

Jonathan Joss was allegedly escorted out of a TV festival after expressing disappointment in not being asked to be part of the “King of the Hill” panel. The actor, who voiced John Redcorn in ...

Tristan Kern de Gonzales (below), the husband of King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss (above) — who died after he was fatally shot in San Antonio Saturday — claims the attack was a ...

The King was met with a 21-gun salute as he arrived at the headquarters of the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Larkhill, Wiltshire. The King fires an artillery piece during his visit to the Royal ...

A British-Egyptian team of archaeologists have discovered the first royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings area since the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Officials have confirmed it as belonging to ...