Rise and Fall of Ancient World Power
by
P. Van Ness Myers, F. E. Lenormant & Chevallier
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
Assyria was a great and powerful country lying on the Tigris. A mountainous region extending as far as to the high mountain range of Armenia, the Gordiaean or Carduchian mountains.
"The capital of Assyria was Nineveh, one of the most famous of cities. It was remarkable for extent, wealth, and...