Ancient History Civilization

The Great Sphinx of Giza, the worlds largest single-stone statue.
The half-human Sphinx is an ancient Egyptian mystical figure usually formed as a lion with a human head, usually made to resemble a pharaoh.
The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, is the worlds biggest single-stone statue. It is made from limestone and it is 57 metres [...]

First Charter of Human Rights
I am Kourosh (Cyrus), King of the world, great king, mighty king, king of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters, son of Camboujiyah (Cambyases), great king, king of Anshân, grandson of Kourosh (Cyrus), great king, king of Anshân, descendant of Chaish-Pesh (Teispes), great [...]

‘Palace Without a Rival’

At the beginning of the eighth century B.C. King Sennacherib ruled Assyria. He decided to build a palace at Nineveh. He wanted it to be the biggest and most elaborate of all Assyrian palaces. He called it the ‘Palace Without a Rival’. We know about the building of [...]

The Siege of Lachish Many, many years ago there lived a king named Sennacherib. Sennacherib was the ruler of the great Assyrian empire. Every year, lands across the empire sent their best materials to the Assyrian king, such as precious metals, fine cloth, and tall straight timber.
Many lands in the west were not [...]

Warfare
From about 900 B.C. Assyrian kings sent out their armies to conquer new lands. Over 300 years Mesopotamia and lands further to the east and west became part of an Assyrian empire. Conquering foreign cities brought wealth.
Regions which had been conquered by the Assyrian army had to pay tribute to the king every year. [...]

: A short overview
Zoroastrianism is the ancient religion of Persia. It was founded about 3500 years ago by the prophet Zarathushtra. Arising out of the polytheistic traditions of ancient India and Iran, he was one of the first monotheists in human history. Zarathushtra preached that there was one God, whom he called [...]