Jan 21, 2025 · Assyria was a kingdom of northern Mesopotamia that became the center of one of the great empires of the ancient Middle East. It was located in what is now northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey, and it emerged as an independent state in the 14th century BCE.

Maps of the borders of the Middle Assyrian Empire (left) and the Neo-Assyrian Empire (right) at their respective heights in the 13th and 7th centuries BC

This map reveals the Assyrian Empire in 671 BC under its greatest rulers: Tiglath-Pileser III (745-727 BC), Sargon II (722-705 BC), Sennacherib (705-681 BC), Esarhaddon (680-669 BC), and Ashurbanipal (669-627 BC).

At the maximum extent, including some internal kingdoms that kept their own kings as vassals under Assyrian sovereignty (Urartu-Tilgarimmu, Judah). Other lands outside the Empire had an Assyrian viceroy (Khayappa, Mushri, Dilmun, etc.) but were not …

This map illustrates the Assyrian Empire at its height, highlighting major cities, military campaigns, and regions under its control. It provides a comprehensive overview of the empire's expansion and dominance in the ancient Near East.

This map illustrates the Assyrian Empire at its height, highlighting major cities, military campaigns, and regions under its control. It provides a comprehensive overview of the empire's expansion and dominance in the ancient Near East.

Approximate borders of ancient empires that ruled in the Near East. These maps were taken from the University of Oregon Historical Atlas Resource.

Discover how Assyria terrorized, conquered and ruled a large part of the Middle East for several centuries.

Jan 20, 2022 · A map illustrating the political situation in the Ancient Near East around the first half of the second millennium BCE as Assyria reestablished its independence and broke Mitanni power in conjunction with the Hittites.

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