“The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold,
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;
And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,
When the blue waves roll nightly on deep Galilee”
--Lord Byron
~一~
Assyria was an Eastern Semetic kingdom whose legacy still lives on to this very day. They were an advanced people, always on the cutting edge of culture, science, and technology. Assyria’s history stretches for so long that it is divided into Old Assyrian, Middle Assyrian, and Neo-Assyrian histories. Even today many Iraqi (and other middle eastern people) identify culturally as Assyrians.
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;
And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,
When the blue waves roll nightly on deep Galilee”
--Lord Byron
~一~
Assyria was an Eastern Semetic kingdom whose legacy still lives on to this very day. They were an advanced people, always on the cutting edge of culture, science, and technology. Assyria’s history stretches for so long that it is divided into Old Assyrian, Middle Assyrian, and Neo-Assyrian histories. Even today many Iraqi (and other middle eastern people) identify culturally as Assyrians.