Dur-Sharrukin, meaning "Fortress of Sargon," was built by Sargon II, naming it after himself, to serve as the new capital of the Assyrian Empire around ... of Sargon II's palace at Dur-Sharrukin ...

The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city of Kalkhu (modern city of Nimrud). The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved ...

The previously undiscovered structures challenge the notion that Khorsabad was never developed beyond a palace complex in ... who specializes in the Neo-Assyrian Empire who was not involved ...

The great stone figures that today grace the Assyrian Gallery of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art were carved more than 2500 years ago for the palaces and temples of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), ...

At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian ... he called the 'Palace without Rival', decorating it with finely carved reliefs. At this time the Assyrians had carved an empire that stretched ...

Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the archaeological site was ... which had all graced the palace of Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II nearly 3,000 years ago.

Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the archaeological site was ... which had all graced the palace of Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II nearly 3,000 years ago.