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Assyria - Wikipedia In the Middle and Neo-Assyrian periods, Assyria was one of the two major Mesopotamian kingdoms, alongside Babylonia in the south, and at times became the dominant power in the ancient Near East
Assyrian | People, Religions, Language | Britannica 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
Assyria - World History Encyclopedia 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
The Assyrians | World History - Lumen Learning The Assyrian Empire was a major Semitic kingdom, and often empire, of the Ancient Near East It existed as an independent state for a period of approximately 19 centuries from c 2500 BCE to 605 BCE, which spans the Early Bronze Age through to the late Iron Age
About Assyrians | Assyrian Policy Institute The Assyrian population in Iraq, estimated to be approximately 300,000, constitutes the largest remaining concentration of the ethnic group in the Middle East Assyrians are predominantly Christian Some ethnic Assyrians self-identify as Chaldeans or Syriacs, depending on church denomination
Assyrian Empire - Education The Assyrian Empire was a collection of united city-states that existed from 900 B C E to 600 B C E , which grew through warfare, aided by new technology such as iron weapons
Assyria | Encyclopedia. com Different dialects have developed from ancient Aramaic, a language used within the Assyrian Empire The modern language is sometimes called Assyrian, but some scholars reserve the terms "Assyrian" and "Babylonian" for the cuneiform writing of the ancient empire
The Assyrians | Jewish Virtual Library The Assyrians were Semitic people living in the northern reaches of Mesopotamia; they have a long history in the area, but for most of that history they are subjugated to the more powerful kingdoms and peoples to the south Under the monarch, Shamshi-Adad, the Assyrians attempted to build their own empire, but Hammurabi soon crushed the attempt and the Assyrians disappear from the historical
10 Things to Know About the Assyrian Empire The Assyrian Empire was a mighty force that exerted power over much of the Near East, including Israel and Judah Explore 10 fascinating facts about the Assyrians