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ANCIENT ASSYRIANS (Osprey Trade Editions)
ANCIENT ASSYRIANS - Osprey Trade Editions Author:Mark Healy For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was dominated by the dynamic military power of Assyria. At the zenith of its rule Assyria could lay claim to an empire that encompassed the whole of the 'Fertile Crescent'. Yet within fifty years of its maximum expansion this empire h... more »ad collapsed with remarkable rapidity. This volume, written by Mark Healy, covers the history of the Assyrians from their ancient beginnings to the eventual fall of the city of Nineveh.« less