At its height, the Assyrians controlled territory from the Zagros mountains to Egypt and southeastern ... And which aspects of the differences we already observed between ancient and modern body maps ...

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 ...

The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city of Kalkhu (modern city of Nimrud). The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved ...

For the calendar of the ancient Assyrians, see Old Assyrian calendar.

The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Interestingly, the map also includes areas outside the center, such as Assyria, Der ... Imago Mundi is an ancient map that not only opens the door to understanding Babylonian cosmology and ...

Hannibal Youssef Hannibal Youssef spoke through his music when he lived in Tehran -- where whispers of Iran's ancient history can still be heard among all the modern noise. Youssef, an Assyrian ...