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Synopsis
Today we know the Assyrian empire only as it is depicted in the bible; as a cruel and tyrannical dictatorship. Yet further research and investigation reveal that the that the civilization of Assyria was of a high order, and had long reaching effects on the cultural evolution of the Near East. This book seeks to uncover the truth about a civilization which, within only fifty years of obtaining complete dominance of the East, had crumbled into insignificance.