The Remarkable Rise of Assyria: A Reassessment

At its peak, during the reign of King Esarhaddon, the Assyrian Empire encompassed a large part of West Asia and Egypt, an extent that was unprecedented at that time in history.

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/07/rise-of-assyria-reassessment/

#archaeology #ancienthistory #levant #assyriology

The resurrection of the Bird Mosaic of Caesarea, and the Sigma-Shaped Glass-Gold table

#archaeology #ancienthistory #levant #AncientArt

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/06/30/byzantine-time-travel-ancient-bird-mosaic-and-greek-sigma-shaped-treasure-unearthed/

Baths of the Roman and Byzantine Southern Levant: Roman Ideas and Local Interpretations

#archaeology #ancienthistory #levant

Image: The ruins of the 2nd to 4th century CE Southern Bathhouse at Hippos and the view towards the Sea of Galilee (credit: Michael Eisenberg).

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/06/baths-southern-levant/

RT @DaliaZinaGhanem: How has the rise of #China-s influence in the Middle East and North Africa #MENA affected other major powers’ regional roles? How did the #EU react, and what can the EU do to regain influence? My take for @HollingsCenter. #EU #Maghreb #Levant #GCC
https://hollingscenter.org/the-changing-roles-of-major-powers-in-mena/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_ISS/status/1565636536108032000