In other works, women appeared like winged chimeras, akin to the ancient Assyrian lamassu. Lucia Wilcox, Everyone was a Church Within Himself (1948). Courtesy of Berry Campbell.

On June 15, 763 BC, a near-total solar eclipse occurred over northern Assyria and was recorded by observers in Nineveh, the capital city. This event is preserved in the Eponym Canon, a list of ...

At the Iraqi Site of Assur, Ancient History Stands at Risk of Destruction In its time, the Assyrian capital faced waves of invasions and abandonment. Now a small team of archaeologists are ...

Atra Asdou’s play is a sharp-elbowed satire that explores both one family’s history and the damage wrought by colonialism in the Middle East.

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer Tenise Marie, a BC singer-songwriter of Assyrian, French, and British descent, is set to release her newest album, Off the Record, on July 11. I listened to an ...