Archaeologists in northern Iraq have discovered the remains of a massive villa, royal gardens and other structures buried deep underground at what was once the ancient Assyrian capital of ...

Iraq’s second-largest city of Mosul is the location where the ancient city of Nineveh once stood, which served as the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911-609BC). As a result, modern-day ...

The Iraqi Minister of Culture stated on Sunday that efforts are being exerted to restore the ancient city of Nimrud in ...

The great stone figures that today grace the Assyrian Gallery of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art were carved more than 2500 years ago for the palaces and temples of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), ...

No ancient city was so desired and feared ... he actually appears to be describing the walls of Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire. He describes a hunting scene that resembles no artwork ...

Assyrian civilization at one time incorporated the entire Near East, most notably the area of the Fertile Crescent. The heartland (Northern Mesopotamia) of Assyria lies in present-day northern Iraq, ...