Among the most compelling and historically rich artworks of the ancient Near East are the Assyrian wall reliefs from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 BCE), displayed prominently at the British Museum. These panels,...
The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of Assyrian history, emerging in 911 BC and becoming the dominant power in the Near East, ruling over Mesopotamia, the Levant,...
The Banquet Stele of Ashurnasirpal II is one of the most fascinating artifacts from the Neo-Assyrian period, offering a window into the political, cultural, and social practices of ancient Mesopotamia during the...
The Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal is a series of Assyrian palace reliefs from the North Palace of Nineveh, created between 645–635 BCE during the reign of King Ashurbanipal (669–631 BCE)....
The historical context of the stele is rooted in Esarhaddon’s efforts to assert Assyrian dominance over Egypt. This campaign followed an earlier defeat in 674 BCE, where Taharqa, ruler of...
Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian from the 1st century BC, wrote an expansive history called the Bibliotheca Historica. Within this work, he provided an account of Semiramis, a semi-legendary queen...
Esarhaddon, the Neo-Assyrian king who ruled from 681 to 669 BCE, is remembered as a unique ruler who significantly expanded and strengthened the empire, confronted profound political challenges, and conducted...
King Ashurbanipal was an ancient Mesopotamian king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. In spite of his numerous and stupendous accomplishments as a warrior king, scholar, spy, and empire builder, Ashurbanipal often...
