Bronze Age architecture was characterised by city walls constructed from massive stone blocks. To overpower defenders and breach these fortifications, new siege technologies were developed. Besieging ...

Furthermore, Lachish’s biblical significance is supported by numerous archaeological finds, including evidence of events described in the Bible, such as the Assyrian siege during the reign of ...

Most of the remaining Assyrian Christian population fled while ISIS blew up ... After enduring a yearlong punishing siege and ...

Will aid groups such as the Assyrian Aid Society, Open Doors ... Effectively, the Act has created a situation of economic siege and has removed protections that existed for Christian communities in ...

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 great stone figures that today grace the Assyrian Gallery of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art were carved more than 2500 years ago for the palaces and temples of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), ...

The shows that work best practice a lot of restraint. A new series about a politically-motivated siege on Barcelona’s Central Bank in 1981 practices that restraint. Opening Shot: The Central ...

The officer who shot dead terrorist Man Monis to end the Sydney Lindt Cafe siege has finally been unmasked as he recalled how the worst moment in the aftermath when he learned the hostage who ...

Perak PAS chief Razman Zakaria fears that “Malay dominance” of the country is under threat. In an exclusive interview with Malaysiakini, Razman claimed the push to recognise the Unified ...