In an era when history is increasingly consumed through short videos, algorithms and fleeting online trends, a group of young Assyrian activists in Germany is attempting something both ambitious and ...

The ancient Assyrians have been judged somewhat unfairly as brutal people whose only desire was to conquer their neighbors. Although this is true to some extent, it overlooks the important role the ...

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and complex links with neighbors.

In northern Iraq, there is a city named Baghdeda, meaning "house of youth." The name comes from Iraq's indigenous people—the Assyrians. We have called it that for thousands of years. After migrating ...

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 ...

The finding provides “direct evidence of official correspondence between the Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah," according to an excavation expert. Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a ...

They came before dawn, under the cover of darkness. Overpowering and killing three village guards, they took hundreds of captives — men, women and children, from the elderly to the very young. Then ...

A historic church has reached a milestone as a center of worship and support for Assyrian immigrants who created a thriving community in Turlock. The Assyrian Evangelical Church marked its 100th ...