Assyria - Wikipedia
Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , māt Aššur) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization that existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC and eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC. [4]
Assyria | History, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月21日 · Assyria, kingdom of northern Mesopotamia that became the center of one of the great empires of the ancient Middle East. It was located in what is now northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey, and it emerged as an independent state in the 14th century BCE.
10 Things to Know About the Assyrian Empire - Biblical ...
2024年7月21日 · Throughout the Hebrew Bible, the Assyrians who again and again came into conflict with Israel and Judah were part of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (c. 1000–609 B.C.E.). Detailed inscriptions and imposing reliefs attest to the …
Assyria - World History Encyclopedia
2018年4月10日 · Assyria was the region located in the ancient Near East which, under the Neo-Assyrian Empire, reached from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) through Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and down through Egypt.
History of the Assyrians - Wikipedia
The history of the Assyrians encompasses nearly five millennia, covering the history of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization of Assyria, including its territory, culture and people, as well as the later history of the Assyrian people after the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 609 BC.
Life in Ancient Assyria: What Was it Really Like?
2023年8月9日 · Assyria was a vast kingdom of the ancient world that corresponds to adjacent parts of modern-day northern Iraq, north-western Iran, south-eastern Türkiye, and north-eastern Syria.
History of Assyria - World History Encyclopedia
2012年1月18日 · King Shamshi-Adad I (1813-1791 BCE) expanded the domains of Ashur by defeating the kingdom of Mari, thus creating the first Assyrian kingdom. With the rise of Hammurabi of Babylonia (c. 1728–1686 BCE) and his alliance with Mari, Assyria was conquered and reduced to a vassal state of Babylon.
Assyria - World History Edu
The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the most powerful and expansive phase in Assyria’s history. It marked the zenith of Assyrian power and influence in the ancient world. The empire stretched from Egypt in the west to Persia in the east, encompassing much of the Near East.
Assyrian | People, Religions, & Language | Britannica
2024年10月18日 · Assyrian, member of an ethnic group primarily in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey that traces its roots to the Assyrian Empire, which ruled parts of the ancient Middle East variously from the 14th century bce to the 7th century bce.
Early history of Assyria - Encyclopedia Britannica
2024年11月13日 · History of Mesopotamia - Assyrian Empire, Sumerian Civilization, Tigris-Euphrates: Strictly speaking, the use of the name “Assyria” for the period before the latter half of the 2nd millennium bce is anachronistic; Assyria—as against the city-state of Ashur—did not become an independent state until about 1400 bce.