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Ancient Assyrian capital that's been abandoned for 2,700 years revealed in new magnetic survey
A new magnetic survey of the ancient Assyrian capital of Khorsabad has revealed several structures, including a villa, buried ...
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Fire-preserved artifacts unearthed from King Ashurnasirpal II's temple in Nimrud
GreekReporter.com reports that only remnants of the Ninurta Temple and its adornments were found, as it was looted and burned ...
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The Tombs of the Assyrian Queens Yaba, Banitu, and Atalia
The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved the capital to Dur-Sharukin (modern Khorshabad) in 717 B.C. The city is located 4 miles south-west of ...
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How a solar eclipse spelled trouble to one ancient empire
And sure enough, in the aftermath of the eclipse, the Assyrian Empire entered a phase of turbulence that marked the beginning of its decline. Historical documents provide evidence of several ...
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Government hosts Yale professor's launch of book on the world's first empire
His book, entitled 'Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire ... One of the world's foremost experts on the Assyrian Empire, he is the author or co-author of six books on ancient ...