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Assyria: The Rise and Fall of Mesopotamia's First Great Empire

Assyria: The Rise and Fall of Mesopotamia's First Great Empire Long before the modern borders of the Middle East were drawn, the region of Assyria emerged as one of the most formidable po...

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Old Assyrian Period: The Rise of a Trading Powerhouse

Old Assyrian Period: The Rise of a Trading Powerhouse Long before the fearsome military empires of the Neo-Assyrian era, the city of Assur existed as a modest but economically vibrant cit...

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