Look up: Assyria

1. Assyria
   [n] - an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
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2. Assyria
   archaic or obsolete terms > Places: 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.
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3. Assyria
   Empire in the Middle East c. 2500-612 BC, in northern Mesopotamia (now Iraq); early capital Ashur, later Nineveh. It was initially subject to Sumer and intermittently to Babylon. The Assyrians...
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4. Assyria
   noun an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
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5. Assyria
   kingdom of northern Mesopotamia that became the centre of one of the great empires of the ancient Middle East. It was located in what is now northern ... [63 related articles]
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6. Assyria
   Assyria (usir'ēu) , 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:IntroductionAssyria's RiseThe Ascendancy of AssyriaAssyria's DeclineBibliography
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7. Assyria
   Click images to enlargeEmpire in the Middle East c. 2500–612 BC, in northern Mesopotamia (now Iraq); early capital Ashur, later Nineveh. It was initially subject to Sumer and intermittently to Babylon. The Assyrians adopted largely the Sumerian religion and structure of society. At its greatest...
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8. Assyria
   `Assyria` was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid 23rd Century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq), that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capita...
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9. Assyria
   (Roman province) `Assyria` or Assyria Provincia was a roman province that lasted only a few years (116-117 AD). History: Assyria was one of three provinces (with Armenia and Mesopotamia) created by the Roman emperor Trajan in 116 CE following a successful military campaign against Part...
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