For those interested in learning about the ancient Assyrians in a broad scope, Mark Healy’s new work “The Ancient Assyrians: Empire and Army, 883–612 BC” is a superb starting place, and for those ...

The earliest aerial photograph of Jerusalem (lower left) with an oval fortification visible on a hill in the upper right. (Library of Congress) A peer-reviewed paper in the prestigious journal Near ...

More than 2,500 years after the fall of the Assyrian Empire, archaeological discoveries continue to reveal new details about its powerful kings and the grandeur of its capital. In July 2026, a rare, ...

Like Rome, Assyria went through several ups and downs before it evolved into the military powerhouse that would go on to subdue numerous Near and Middle Eastern kingdoms, including mighty Egypt. This ...

This fast-paced geopolitical scenario explores a hypothetical map-based conflict where a mobilized military attempts to rebuild the historic Assyrian Empire across the Middle East. Beginning with ...

A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments. Once the ...

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. But ...

For over a century, historians believed they had a clear picture of who ruled ancient Assyria during the final centuries of the empire. Now, two scholars say that picture is missing three kings — and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Assyrians, an ethnic group indigenous to the Middle East, are a ...