Assyria - Wikipedia
Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , māt Aššur) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC, which eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC.
Assyria | History, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2024年9月1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.
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.
10 Things to Know About the Assyrian Empire
2024年7月21日 · Below, learn 10 fascinating facts about the Assyrians. 1. The Assyrian population grew around the region known as Mesopotamia in modern-day Iraq. Nourished by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the cities of Mesopotamia —Greek for “the land between two rivers”—flourished from the 20th century to the end of the seventh century B.C.E.
Assyrian homeland - Wikipedia
The Assyrian homeland, Assyria (Classical Syriac: ܐܬܘܪ, romanized: Āṯōr or Classical Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, romanized: Bêth Nahrin), refers to the homeland of the Assyrian people within which Assyrian civilisation developed, located in their indigenous Upper Mesopotamia.
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.
The rise and fall of Assyria | Britannica
Assyria, Ancient empire, southwestern Asia. It grew from a small region around Ashur (in modern northern Iraq) to encompass an area stretching from Egypt to Anatolia. Assyria may have originated in the 2nd millennium bc, but it came to power gradually.
History of Assyria - World History Encyclopedia
2012年1月18日 · The foundation of the Assyrian dynasty can be traced to Zulilu, who is said to have lived after Bel-kap-kapu (c. 1900 BCE), the ancestor of Shalmaneser I. The city-state of Ashur rose to prominence in northern Mesopotamia, founding trade colonies in Cappadocia.
Assyria - Ancient Origins
2017年12月22日 · Nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Assyrian empire spanned over three millennia, leaving an indelible mark on history and shaping the world as we know it today.
Early history of Assyria - Encyclopedia Britannica
2024年9月9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.