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Ancient and Modern Assyrians: A Scientific Analysis

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ISBN13: 9781436310284
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Some scholars have doubted or denied the continuity of the Assyrian people from the times of empire to the present time. This work, in line with a scientific analysis, sheds light at the subject, and demonstrates the continuous existence of the Assyrian people.

Assyria, (northern Iraq), used to be a state grouped about the heavily fortified city of Ashur, at the middle of the Tigris River. Assyrians had turn into civilized within the third millennium BC, under the impetus of Mesopotamian development. They created the first empire known to history that used to be run by an empire administration. The empire created by Sargon Sharukin, much earlier within the third millennium, didn’t have an administration to hold it together.

Toward the close of the Bronze Age (1700-1200 BC), Assyria had expanded westward to the middle of the Euphrates River, and within the south they held Babylon temporarily. Tiglat-Pileser I (1114-1076), extended Assyrian rule to the Mediterranean. But, Adadnirari II (911-891 BC) could also be referred to as the father of Assyrian imperial administration. Empire building used to be a necessity of economic development, which used to be in line with the technological advances caused by the introduction of iron and the alphabet. International trade used to be important for the growth of industry and manufacture, and the Assyrians became the tools to carry out this historic economic necessity. The Assyrian army used to be the first army to make use of iron arms. The Assyrian Empire used to be defeated, in 612 BC, by an alliance of Medes (an Iranian people), Persians (Iran), Babylonians, and Cythians. Since then, Assyria has been governed by Persians, Greeks, Arabs and Turks.

The Assyrians were the first non-Jewish people to accept Christianity, and since then, Christianity has turn into their identity. They burned all their ancient books that reminded them of their pagan kings. Thus, with time, a dark cloud used to be cast over their memories that separated them from their glorious past. But, no
ISBN13: 9781436310284
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