900–612 BC Rise and Fall of the Ancient World's First Superpower

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The Assyrian Empire was the ancient world's most fearsome military machine. Discover its revolutionary military innovations, the magnificent Library of Ashurbanipal, and its dramatic fall to the Babylonians and Medes.

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