TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The rise and fall of history's first empire | Soraya Field Fiorio
History's first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape, without rainfall to nourish crops, without trees or stones for building. In spite of all this, its inhabitants built the world's first cities, with monumental architecture and...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H. Feldman
Before the sun never set on the British Empire; before Genghis Khan swept the steppe; before Rome extended its influence to encircle the Mediterranean Sea; there was ancient Assyria. Considered by historians to be the first true empire,...
Crash Course
Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History
In which John presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the birth of territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor...
Religion for Breakfast
What Happened to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel?
What Happened to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel?
Step Back History
A Brief History of Sudan(s)
The youngest country on earth is South Sudan. In 2011 they broke off from Sudan into their own country. However, the story of the youngest country has ancient roots, and many of us don’t really give this region the time of day. So, for...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Assyrians struggle in Lebanon after fleeing IS jihadists
CLEAN : Assyrians struggle in Lebanon after fleeing IS jihadists
Peninsula Bible Church
Habakkuk: History Is in God's Hands
This resource provides a commentary on the Book of the prophet Habakkuk from the Hebrew Scriptures.
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 21: Lachish Reliefs 15 Feb 2010
Stone carvings from the palace of King Sennacherib of Assyria, showing his army attacking the town of Lachish, near Jerusalem. The Assyrian war machine was to create the largest empire that the world had ever seen and used the terror...
Other
City of Nineveh in the Reign of King Ashurbanipal 668 627 Bc
Ashurbanipal was Sennacherib's grandson. This video is a 3D reconstruction of Nineveh during his time as King. The video is accompanied by music. [2:39]
Other
Institute for Bible Culture: Nineveh of Assyria and Sennacherib
Video showing a collection of images of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh and Sennacherib's military conquests, including satellite images, museum sculptures, relief carvings, and artist illustrations. The video is accompanied by...