Assyria: A Major Mesopotamian Empire

Assyria was a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire of the ancient Near East and the Levant. It existed as a state from perhaps as early as the 25th century BC in the form of the Assur city-state, until its collapse between 612 BC and 609 BC.

This book will introduce you with great Assyrian emperors and their conquests of Anatolia, Ancient Iran, Levant and Babylonia. This history book covers also other segments of Assyrian life such as the language and writing, Assyrian manners and customs and architecture and other arts.

Contents

Description of the Country

Climate and Productions

The People

The Capital

Language and Writing

Architecture and Other Arts

Manners and Customs

Religion

Chronology and History