As in other ancient cultures, the Assyrians believed that the fate and ... Marathon in 490 BCE.Herodotus claimed that some Athenian warriors had hallucinations and suffered from spontaneous ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ...

In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.

This comparative study not only bridges two ancient military traditions but also calls into question long-standing historical ...

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a massive stone relief depicting important deities and Ashurbanipal ...

Excavations in Iraq have unearthed the remains of a massive relief depicting both the last great ruler of the Assyrian empire ... (668-627 BCE) in the ancient city of Nineveh.

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...