It was in Habbaniyah that Assyrians were first introduced to football by the British. What began as recreation quickly became ...

After months of challenges and setbacks, director Frank Gilbert premiered his film Son of Assyria at a cinema in his hometown ...

The ancient Assyrian capital of Nimrud was once considered one of the most important archaeological finds in the world.

Assyrian Monastery of St. Matthew in north Iraq (CBS NEWS). (AINA) -- On May 4-5 the Salahaddin University in Erbil, Iraq and the French Institute of the Near East (IFPO) organized a workshop titled ...

In his new book “Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire” (Basic Books), Yale professor Eckart Frahm offers a comprehensive history of the ancient civilization (circa 2025 BCE to 609 ...

The ancient Assyrian capital of Nimrudis speaking again. From beneath a landscape fractured by modern war, archaeologists ...

The ancient Assyrians couldn’t exactly take to the phones like the IRS, making incessant calls demanding that loyal subjects of the kingdom pay their taxes by the deadline, but they did have vaguely ...

SAN JOSE — While most Americans may know Assyrian culture by what they learned about ancient civilizations in history class, a new art show spotlights the contemporary experiences of ethnic Assyrians ...

LOS ANGELES — Their alphabet, once carved in stone or found on ancient parchment, comes alive in red and blue marker on a white board in a San Fernando Valley classroom. They might not know it yet, ...

This spring, the Assyrian reliefs will be the focus of two exciting programs. This spring, the Assyrian reliefs will be the focus of two exciting programs. On Wednesday, April 24th, Dr. Yelena Rakic ...

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