A long-lost Assyrian military camp recently found by a Near Eastern archaeology scholar may provide insight and corroborate a biblical account.

A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

Emerging from the city-state of Ashur, located in modern-day Iraq, Assyria undertook numerous often-violent military campaigns to spread its rule into Babylonia and other regions; but its kings also ...

Modern-day scholars often divide Assyrian history into three periods: the Old Assyrian, the Middle Assyrian and the Neo-Assyrian. However, scholars disagree about the time span each period covers.

Assyrians served as villains in the Bible and heroes to modern Romantics like Byron. Their true history was lengthy and complex .

The Assyrians were responsible for a few of the ancient wars that changed the world, and their victory stems from their military technology. Setting the record straight doesn't diminish the impressive ...

Researchers have discovered remnants of the Assyrian military camp site that was destroyed during its siege on Jerusalem. The war is depicted in a 2,000-year-old Biblical story.

Newly found Assyrian camp supports epic biblical account, expert says A recent discovery may corroborate an epic biblical account of an angel of the Lord wiping out 185,000 soldiers, a scholar claims.

A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

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 BC to 609 BC) ...