One issue was that during the empire’s last decades, the Assyrian crown experienced a crisis of legitimacy. It had been precipitated by Ashurbanipal, whose long reign [669-631 BCE] marked a cultural ...

The story of Judith slaying the Assyrian general has been a theme for some of the Western world's most famous Italian painters, including Michelangelo Caravaggio, Artemesia Gentileschi and Donatello.

From classical to pop music, the "Melodies from the East" concert will give a full range of the best in Assyrian entertainment. The three-hour show, scheduled next weekend at the Gallo Center for ...

The situation of Mushi, a contemporary Assyrian who stumbled on ancient Assyrian heritage in a region that is aggressively and proudly defined as Kurdish, illustrates an important defining tension.

The Assyrian land is the land of all who belonged to the old Assyrian people whatever they are currently classified, Assyrian, Chaldean or Syriac. You may theorise, these classificatins, as national, ...

Witnesses and officials in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk say a man with an axe has attacked a new year parade by Assyrian Christians and wounded three people. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.

MORTON GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- You can experience the hospitality of the Assyrian people at the Morton Grove Park District on Aug. 20-21. The 4th Annual Assyrian Food Festival is an opportunity to ...

Witnesses and officials in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk say a man with an axe has attacked a new year parade by Assyrian Christians and wounded three people.

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year was marred Tuesday when an axe-wielding man attacked the procession and wounded ...