Assyria, which was located in Mesopotamia, is considered the world's first empire. It existed from 2000 BCE to 612 BCE, and ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in central London. Crossing the threshold, the courier handed a wax-sealed ...

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Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C. along a key trade route connecting the Iranian plateau to Central Anatolia, Ashur grew in prominence and became the capital of the Assyrian Empire from the 14th to ...

COMMENTARY: War-torn Syria was the site 10 years ago of one of the saddest and triumphant human rights crises in history.

The Rassam Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder containing cuneiform inscriptions that describe the reign and military campaigns of Ashurbanipal, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was discovered in ...

“The Fall Guy” has won the SAG Award for outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture, while “Shogun” won on the TV side. Hollywood is seeing an elevation of ...

Copenhagen Fashion Week may not be part of the official Fashion Month calendar, but due to its outsize influence, it’s increasingly thought of as the fifth Fashion Week. Ahead, a breakdown of ...

Now, a new study suggests the use of antidepressants may hasten the cognitive decline of people with dementia. It’s a conclusion that some experts consider unwarranted. “We found that patients ...