In Lord Byron’s 1821 play “Sardanapalus,” the king of the title laments that the glory of his empire will someday fade into oblivion. “Time shall quench full many a people’s records, and a hero’s acts ...
LOS ANGELES — Their alphabet, once carved in stone or found on ancient parchment, comes alive in red and blue marker on a white board in a San Fernando Valley classroom. They might not know it yet, ...
In an era when history is increasingly consumed through short videos, algorithms and fleeting online trends, a group of young Assyrian activists in Germany is attempting something both ambitious and ...
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 BCE to 609 ...
Armenia is the most homogenous country in the post-Soviet world, with 98% of its citizens identified as ethnic Armenians.
Windsor’s Assyrian community gathered along the riverfront to celebrate the new year, highlighting cultural pride and ...
For millennia, hundreds of vivid bas-reliefs adorned the walls of the Nineveh palace of the legendary eighth-century BCE Assyrian king Sennacherib, depicting daring conquests richly described in ...
This Assyrian rock art discovered under a home in southeastern Turkey was hidden by local looters. Mehmet Önal; interpretative drawings by Önal, based on laser scan by Cevher Mimarlık While ...
Nadi Al-Athori (Assyrian Sports Club) of Baghdad, 1960s, featuring Ammo Baba (back row, third from the right). Football is more than a sport in Iraq -- it is a unifying passion that transcends ...
Families at St. Mary's Assyrian Church are counting down to April 1, as these Christian believers prepare to mark 6,776 years ...