Assyrian Empire Warfare Deportation and Imperial Roads belongs to the core record of world ancient and classical civilizations because it shows how communities organized power before modern states, corporations or international bodies existed. The Neo-Assyrian Empire built a militarized state that used roads, siegecraft, tribute, deportation and palace imagery to dominate West Asia.
Armenia is the most homogenous country in the post-Soviet world, with 98% of its citizens identified as ethnic Armenians. Nevertheless, other ethnic groups live in the country, including Russians, Kurds, Greeks, Jews, Ukrainians and Assyrians. Assyrians are indigenous to Mesopotamia, where they have lived for thousands of years.
The head of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq and the world, Patriarch Mar Paul III Nona, said Sunday he has no clear picture of Christian representation in the current Iraqi government, adding that the coming period would bring greater clarity on the matter.
North Iraq -- For the Assyrian people, the Nineveh Plain and the broader Nineveh Governate are not just geographically significant but deeply tied to their historical and cultural identity. Any shift in the region's demographic trends is viewed with great concern.
How did a shell from a pearl oyster native to the Indo-Pacific make its way to the Land of Israel 2,600 years ago? A tiny, iridescent stamp seal found at the Tel Hadid archaeological site in central Israel gives some clues into far-flung trade networks and offers a unique glimpse into life in the years after the ancient Kingdom of Israel was overtaken by the Assyrian Empire 2,600 years ago,...
Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda of the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Erbil in Iraq appealed to Chaldean Patriarch Paul III Nona to stand with Ankawa -- a district of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and home to the largest Christian community in the country -- and to be the voice of the people there before decision-makers so that its residents may regain their right to have a say in the...