The historical relationship between the designations Assyria, Syria, and Syriac has long occupied a central place in discussions of Near Eastern history, historical linguistics, and communal identity.

Such a finding would shake up the popular understanding of how the crown has been passed down over the ages and leave ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Assyrians, an ethnic group indigenous to the Middle East, are a ...

In his new book “Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire” (Basic Books), Yale professor Eckart Frahm offers a comprehensive history of the ancient civilization (circa 2025 BCE to 609 ...

Wall relief panel depicting an “urmahlilu” (Lion-Man) (645-640 BCE), a protective spirit, North Palace, Nineveh, in the I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria (unless noted otherwise, ...

Iraq is crumbling as Sunni rebels overrun the north. The Kurdish Peshmerga has claimed Kirkuk and its oil fields. Can Iraq be resurrected? Iraqi political parties are fractious, many represent large ...

In Lord Byron’s 1821 play “Sardanapalus,” the king of the title laments that the glory of his empire will someday fade into oblivion. “Time shall quench full many a people’s records, and a hero’s acts ...

Imagine, if you will, that an industrious scholar has unearthed credible evidence of a missing monarch in the accepted historical line of succession of the British crown. Another Elizabeth who ruled ...

In this episode, we explore the decline of Sumer during the Isin-Larsa period and the subsequent rise of Assyria and Babylon. #Sumer #Assyria #Babylon #IsinLarsa #HistoricalAnalysis ...