From a Mediterranean shipwreck to a mosaic on display in Washington DC, these are the discoveries that made scholars of the ...

The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city of Kalkhu (modern city of Nimrud). The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved ...

The dais uncovered by Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists at Nimrud, Iraq. (Penn Museum) At the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, a temple razed by fire around 612 BCE, has remarkably ...

Researchers have revealed the secrets of the long-forgotten ancient Assyrian capital of Dur-Sharrukin in modern-day Khorsabad, Iraq. Credits: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0, via ...

The initial motive was to aid the Byzantine Empire against Turkish expansion, but it quickly evolved into a mission to capture Jerusalem. The Siege and Capture of Jerusalem In 1099, after a grueling ...

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who was the object of a protest in the town at last year’s celebration, spoke to the people from Manger Square, where a stage ...

One shrine contained a monumental stone dais decorated with cuneiform inscriptions attributed to King Ashurnasirpal II, offering insights into ancient Assyrian religious practices. GreekReporter ...

Judah steps forward in the biblical portion of Vayyiggash, Genesis 44:18-47:31, which means “steps forward.” Judah stepped forward near Joseph  to defend his younger brother Benjamin, whom Joseph was ...

With conflicts emerging all around the world and countless people suffering horribly, it can be hard to look beyond our ...

Dur-Sharrukin, meaning "Fortress of Sargon," was built by Sargon II, naming it after himself, to serve as the new capital of the Assyrian Empire around 700 BCE. The settlement is located at the ...