(AINA) -- There were three Assyrian empires in BC times. The first was from 2000 BC to 1750 BC; the second was from 1365 BC to 1076 BC; the third and most famous and influential was called the ...

Were the Israelites one and the same as the Cimmerians, as claimed by a popular theory? What evidence is there of this?

An international research team has found that black eye makeup used between the 9th and 7th centuries BCE in the northwest of today's Iran contained natural graphite and manganese oxide—unlike the ...

Was this the world’s first empire? To uncover the story of ancient history's most formidable powers, Dan is joined by Yale University’s Professor Eckart Frahm to explore Assyria’s military ...

Objects for personal grooming such as mirrors and kohl application tools were found, as well as a ceramic vessel containing a black powder. The objects featured elements of an Assyrian style. The ...

Donald Trump’s plan to evict Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and have the U.S. take it over seemed laughable in February ...

Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in ...

The geographic terms “Israel” and “Palestine” have a long history and specific connotations for Jews and Arabs with respect ...

A good portion of the pastor in me wants to be outraged this week. Coming back from a Fourth of July break to read about the goings on in Washington, D.C., I started to fill with indignation. Thanks ...

Dessert has long been part of meal times, with some treats dating back far beyond what you'd think. Here are the desserts ...

The bond of the Jews to the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea spans three thousand years and is one of ...

The Assyrian Genocide, known as Seyfo, which occurred during and after World War I, led to the mass displacement and deaths of hundreds of thousands of Assyrians in the Ottoman Empire.