Assyrians are Christians. They belong to three main Assyrian churches: 1) The Assyrian Church of the East ("Nestorian"), established in 33 A.D. by Theodos, Thomas, and Bartholomew; 2) the Syriac ...

the Assyrian king had two central public roles. On the one hand, he was the defender of the “Kingdom of Heaven” (materialized in the Assyrian Empire) against all possible forces of evil threatening it ...

On top of the flagstaff is the standard of King Sargon I, who established the first Assyrian empire. During the ancient times this insignia stood by the king's side to let everyone know his ...

Despite its hostile geography, rebellious vassals, and the constant pressure from the Assyrian Empire, the Urartians managed to survive ... One example of this was King Sardur’s campaign against ...

The king's role in expanding, defending, and marking the borders of the Empire has been studied rather well ... renowned and esteemed international scholars from the field of Neo-Assyrian studies, and ...