WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Assyrian Empire Getty. The 7th Century Assyrian King Ashurbanipal built his luxurious palace on the banks of the Tigris River, the main water source for the king and his many subjects in the Assyrian capital of Nimrud.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nineveh was the capital of the powerful ancient Assyrian empire, located in modern-day northern Iraq. Sennacherib was the king of Assyria from 704–681 BC and was famous for his building projects.

Detailed explanation-3: -The great cities of the Assyrian Empire included Ashur, Nimrud, and Nineveh. Ashur was the capital of the original empire and also their main god. Tiglath-Pileser III built roads throughout the empire to enable his armies and messengers to travel quickly. The Assyrians were experts at siege warfare.

Detailed explanation-4: -First mentioned in ancient texts around 1800 B.C.E., Nineveh became an important trade and religious center and was Assyria’s capital city from the ninth through the seventh centuries B.C.E. It was destroyed when the Assyrian Empire collapsed c. 612 B.C.E.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ashur summary For the full article, see Ashur. Ashur, Ancient religious capital of Assyria. It is located on the Tigris River, 60 mi (97 km) south of Mosul, Iraq. The name Ashur was applied to the city, to Assyria itself, and to Assyria’s principal god.