Can King Ninus of Assyria from Greek mythology be identified as a historical figure? This article examines the evidence.

Travel back nearly 4,000 years and bring history to life with a rich, savory lamb stew based on a recipe from ancient ...

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 ...

A land or body of water can hold diverse meanings. The Persian Gulf, for example, is a vital waterway for global oil ...

These were soldiers stationed in the sun-baked plains of what would become Iraq, yet the image speaks only of camaraderie and respite.

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

The temple where he is standing — Baalshamin — was dedicated to a Mesopotamian ... said recent military activity accounted for more damage than deliberate destruction in the ancient city ...

(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.

Many of our practices and behaviours go back four thousand years. For example, the Danish archaeologists found evidence that ...

There, etched into the mountain face, is the royal cartouche of Ramses III, an oblong frame enclosing hieroglyphs that confirms the pharaoh’s military ... over by the Assyrians and Babylonians.

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