Urartu demonstrated that military intelligence could compensate ... Although their history was overshadowed by Assyria, their strategic legacy deserves a place in the annals of ancient warfare. As the ...

This half-hour episode dives deep into the reign of King Hezekiah, a ruler known for his strategic planning, religious reform, and defiance against Assyria. It examines ancient manuscripts, ...

Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire ... prisoners from territories that rebelled against the mighty Assyrian army. Partially reconstructed lamassus -- depictions of an Assyrian ...

The power of Ramses III spread over key routes and was marked by rock inscriptions in his name—one has been found in Wadi Rum ...

A vast library was assembled in Assyria by King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia about 2,700 years ago. The ...

This was the office of Salem Abdullah, archaeological director of the ancient city of Assur, which once thrived on this rock as the capital of the Assyrian ... are typical of military checkpoints ...

(3,200-year-old trees reveal the collapse of an ancient empire.) “They were able to fight the Egyptians, and the Babylonians and Assyrians ... god in honor of a military victory.

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time ...

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time between before and after.

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only exception?