The hunt scenes, full of tension and realism, rank among the finest achievements of Assyrian Art. They depict the release of the lions, the ensuing chase and subsequent killing. Lachish was one of the ...
The suggestion is that unification was achieved through the conquest of Assyria. The dynasty is overthrown by Shamshi-Adad's kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. After his death, his son is unable to hold ...
Over 2,700 years ago, the Assyrians exiled the ten tribes of the Kingdom of Israel. The ten tribes would have returned at once to the Holy Land had not the Lord encircled them with the legendary ...
Over 2,700 years ago, the Assyrians exiled the ten tribes of the Kingdom of Israel. The ten tribes would have returned at once to the Holy Land had not the Lord encircled them with the legendary ...
This only became possible once the Assyrian influence of the 'Middle Kingdom' which was keeping them at bay had faded. One such group took a former Luwian stronghold in northern Syria which may have ...