By Mike Szydlowski
In 763 BC, within the vast and powerful Assyrian Empire centered around the city of Nineveh, a remarkable and somewhat eerie event occurred. On June 15, in the full light of day, the world unexpectedly plunged into darkness. This was no ordinary darkening of the skies -- it was a solar eclipse, a phenomenon where the moon passes in front of the sun, casting a shadow that turns day into night.
By Laura Densmore
There have been two solar eclipses: The first occurred on August 21st, 2017, and the second one will occur on April 8th, 2024. It appears that these two eclipses mark a giant "X marks the spot" on America.
By Rebecca Boyle
The eclipse is coming. Preparations are underway, and everyone is buzzing with anticipation. You are getting anxious. It is early June, in the year later known as 763 B.C. You are a prisoner of war in Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, and you have good reason to be afraid.
By Randy Steffen
Ancient Assyria occupied parts of the present countries of Iraq, Lebanon, and Turkey, a country about 350 miles long, by 300 miles wide... not very big, according to our standards, but immensely powerful for its size among the ancients. Animal life in ancient Assyria was as varied as the climate.
By Teet Ottin
Ever since the invention of writing, institutions specialising in the collection and preservation of knowledge have been established in literate societies. Record rooms held vast collections of materials dealing with trade, administration and foreign policy. Before the age of the internet libraries were islands of knowledge, greatly shaping the development of societies throughout history.
Mardin, Turkey -- Kafro (Elbeğendi) and (Arkah) Üçköy, villages of Midyat district which were once abandoned due to terrorist incidents, began to be associated with Pizza in many countries of the world, especially in Turkey. In the rural area of Mardin's Midyat district, Assyrians returning to their villages from European countries are creating wonders.