Assyria

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Assyrian Empire (c.650 b.c.)

Assyria əsĭrˈēə [key], ancient empire of W Asia. It developed around the city of Ashur, or Assur, on the upper Tigris River and south of the later capital, Nineveh.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Assyria's Decline
• The Ascendancy of Assyria
• Assyria's Rise
• Bibliography

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