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    Horrific violence, terrifying threats and public terrors strike fear into the hearts of thousands who oppose the Assyrian Empire. “An Assyrian Emperor’s Resume: Ferocious Conquests a Specialty” remains a paragon of these unspeakable tragedies transpiring around 875 B.C. Written by Ashur-Nasir-Pal II (or one of his subjects), this anecdote highlights his conquests as he claims ancient cities’ wealth, while brutally murdering foreign people and destroying their lands. Geographically, the story takes

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    AN ASSIGNMENT ON BUILDING SCIENCE AND ARCHITECTURE (BLD 205) Topic: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF MODES OF CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE: BABYLONIANS GREEKS ASSYRIANS EGYPTIANS ROMANS USING RELEVANT SKETCHES AND ILLUSTRATIONS, EXPLAIN HOW PEOPLE ACROSS THE CONTINENT OF THE GLOBE USE BUILDING ENVELOPE TO ACHIEVE INTERNAL COMFORT. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY. APRIL, 2012. CONSTRUCTION IN ANCIENT

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    Emmanuel Paredes Pd4 Assyrian and Babylonian Warfare The Assyrian and Babylonian military were great in older times.They were experts at the usage of the military during wars by using tactics and strategies to come out on top.Things as simple as chariots were critical and used in their unique way of war.Babylonia used creative ideas like damming out city-states water sources. Assyria was a huge force and army to feud with during any time of its existence because of their basic but smart ways

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    Semele (Permit d-Semele, in Assyrian) was the first of many massacres committed by the Iraqi government during the systematic targeting of Assyrians of Northern Iraq in August 1933. The term is used to describe not only the massacre of Semele, but also the killing spree that continued among 63 Assyrian villages in the Dohuk and Mosul districts that led to the deaths of an estimated 3,000 innocent Assyrians. With Iraqi independence, the spiritual-temporal leader of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar

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    The World's First Army

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    Assyrian War Techniques Assyria’s humble beginnings originated in a small trading community in the city of Ashur, in modern day Iraq. Nestled on the banks of the Tigris River with access to merchants, trade, and agricultural stability Ashur was named and supposedly founded by Noah’s son after the Great Flood. It was here that Assyria started its branching of power and influence to spread its conquests as far south as Egypt and as far east as Asia Minor. The Assyrian Army, along with its numerous

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    deliver a gospel message for God this week. Jonah was given the task of delivering God’s message of impending judgment to a society that Jonah despised. To be fair to Jonah, he wasn’t alone in his hatred of the Assyrian

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    titled “Winged Protective Deity” hails from the Assyrian empire and was created sometime in the early to mid 800s BCE. The Assyrian empire was located in what is today known as Northern Iraq. Assyrians were recognized as fearsome and ruthless conquerors of the ancient near east. This relief sculpture features a winged male figure pollinating a sacred tree and it would have decorated the walls of Ashurnasirpal II’s Northwest Palace at Calakh. Assyrian kings often commissioned relief sculptures and

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    Thousands of years ago, there was a land known as Mesopotamia, there were some great and powerful leaders of Mesopotamia which were, Sargon and Hammurabi, They were both leaders of the Mesopotamian empires. All of the civilizations that lived in Mesopotamia rose and fell like the sun. For 1,200 years Sumer was a land of peaceful city states, until Sargon and the Akkadians conquered the land. Sargon was a great and strong leader to all of the empire. He was the first to do many things but one thing

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    There are many themes in the story Gilgamesh, but one that could be considered the most important is death and afterlife. When reading the story it is important to remember the religions that this story can relate to, for example, Christianity, Isis, Assyrian, and Pagan religions. Christianity beliefs vary from person to person, but they generally do not change. Most Christian people that believe in the afterlife believe those who have died are sent to either heaven or hell. Meaning

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    Assur Culture

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    I am a work of art that was created in the Neo-Assyrian period, and I once lined the halls of the Northwest Palace at Nimrud. The large halls I once stood in contained many large stones carved in low relief, and were brightly painted with gigantic sculptural figures guarding the doorway. Together, we told a story of our King and his many travels and his victories. However, those days are long gone, and I no longer stand along the magnificent palace walls. Since that time, I have been separated from

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