The Discovery Found amidst the ruins of a palace in modern-day Iraq, this brick dates back to the era of the Neo-Assyrian ...

stating that an angel struck down 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in a single night, forcing Sennacherib to retreat to Nineveh. The ...

Layard's visit, in 1840, to Syria, Asia Minor, Babylon and Assyria. Differences in the ruins described. Dangers in traveling through the area. Layard's visit to area made him desire to investigate the ...

The Assyrian city of Nineveh ... being excavated More than 80 years after French pioneers first discovered the ruins of a Hellenistic palace, we were able to miraculously unearth extensive ...

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Ruins of the Assyrian Church of the Virgin Mary, which was destroyed by Islamic State (IS) fighters, in the Assyrian village of Tal Nasri, Syria. Source: AFP With a strong presence of Kurdish ...

They date back to the Assyrian King Sennacherib ... Neighbouring Syria is also home to treasured ruins, including the site of the ancient city of Palmyra, where the grand Temple of Bel was ...