The ancient Akkadian and Neo-Assyrian restored site of Nineveh near Mosul in Northern Iraq was from 662-612 the largest city in the world. Parts of...
Walls and door of Maska, Nineveh, surroundings of Mosul , Iraq. Assyrian civilisation, 8th-7th century BC.
Displaced Iraqi shepherd sits in the sand on November 10, 2016 in Nineveh, northern Iraq. He waits to return to his village while it is cleared of...
Maski Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh.
The Tomb of Jonah, near the mosque, on the artificial mound of Nabbi Yunis, Nineveh, Assyria, c1890. An engraving from Robert Brown's The Countries...
old engraved illustration of assyrian alabaster panel from the palace at nineveh, 645-635 bce depicts a pair of protective spirits known as an "ugallu" – a protective lion - ニナワ県 ストックフォトと画像
Ninua) is an ancient Mesopotamian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was the largest city in...
Relief showing Lion hunt on horseback. Assyrian, about 645-635 BC From Nineveh, North Palace, Iraq. King Ashurbanipal drives his spear into one...
Facade of the Shamash Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh.
Relief of an Assyrian archer on horseback from the palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the Louvre's collection.
Bas-relief from the royal palace of Sennacherib, Nineveh, surroundings of Mosul , Iraq. Assyrian civilisation, 8th-7th century BC. Detail.
Stone relief from the palace of Ashurbanipal, A snarling mastiff. The mastiffs, held by soldiers, stood ready to drive back any lion trying to escape...
View of the ancient city of Hatra, which was inscribed in the list of world heritage sites by UNESCO in 1985. Located 110 km northwest of Mosul in...
General view of the Bab Al-Saray market seen crowded with people during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Assyrian civilization, 7th century b.C. Relief showing soldiers using ladders to scale walls and capture Ethiopians from an Egyptian city. From...
Assyrian civilization, 7th century b.C. Relief depicting scene of fishing and a boat with four rowers. From Nineveh, Iraq.
Assyrian royal palace at Nineveh, a reconstruction of Layard, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.
Ninive fut l'une des villes les plus anciennes et les plus importantes de l'Assyrie antique. Autrefois sur le Tigre, elle se trouve aujourd'hui à un...
Stone carved relief depicting prisoners captured after the attack on Lachish. Assyrian, about 700-692. From Nineveh, South-West Palace, This panel,...
Chaldean workers working on the excavations of ancient Nineveh, Khorsabad, Iraq, drawing by Regis from Journey to Mesopotamia, 1840-1842, by Eugene...
Colour illustration depicting the famous library of King Ashurbanipal. Ashurbanipal an Assyrian King. Dated 19th Century.
Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. The royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian palace relief from the North Palace of Nineveh,...
Peshmerga and civilians walk among the ruins of the devastated town of Sinjar after its liberation. They are covering their noses because of the...
Review of prisoners Assyrian, about 700-692 BC From Nineveh, South-West Palace, Room XXXII, panels 7-8. The prisoners, who have probably been...
Banner bearing a crucifix is hung on the side of a guard box at a checkpoint on a road leading into the nearly deserted predominantly Christian Iraqi...
An Iraqi fighter with the Babylon Brigade, a unit of the Hash'd al Shaabi or Popular Mobilization Forces walks past graffiti painted by Islamic State...
Statue next to the Nergal door, Nineveh, site was partially destroyed in 2015, Iraq. Assyrian civilisation, 8th-7th century BC.
Statue next to the Nergal door, Nineveh, site was partially destroyed in 2015, Iraq. Assyrian civilisation, 8th-7th century BC.
Human figures and plants, bas-relief in Sennacherib palace, Nineveh, near Mosul, Iraq. Assyrian civilisation.
Smashed statue of Jesus Christ sits on the altar of a church burned and destroyed by ISIL during their occupation of the predominantly Christian town...
Illustration recreating Nineveh at the height of its' power. Nineveh was an ancient Mesopotamian city located in modern day Iraq; it is on the...
Above the Sharya IDP camp that is now a safe-haven for some 20,000 internally displaced people, most of whom left their homes as ISIS advanced on...
Internally relocated people, who fled their homes due to the clashes, wait to be placed to refugee camps, at Omerkapci village of Bashiqa town in...
Cross is seen damaged at the Iraqi Army Armoured Ninth Division base on November 13, 2016 in Qaraqosh, Iraq. ISIL took control of Mosul, Iraq's...
Fighter from the NPU is seen at the entrance to a burnt and damaged church on November 8, 2016 in Qaraqosh, Iraq. The NPU is a military organization...
Iraq - The Ruins of Nineveh on the left bank of the Tigris opposite the city of Mosul. Photo taken in 1920s after creation of Iraq
Cuneiform writing on an alabaster panel, from a palace in Nineveh, site was partially destroyed in 2015, Iraq. Assyrian civilisation, 7th century.
Cuneiform writing on an alabaster panel, from a palace in Nineveh, site was partially destroyed in 2015, Iraq. Assyrian civilisation, 7th century.
Cuneiform writing on an alabaster panel, from a palace in Nineveh, site was partially destroyed in 2015, Iraq. Assyrian civilisation, 7th century.
Contest with daggers. Relief from the Palace of Sennacherib at Kuyunjik . The participants are depicted in human form with grotesque animal heads and...
Temple of the Sun, Hatra , Iraq, 1977. Hatra was a religious and trading centre in the area of modern north-western Iraq which flourished between...
Hellenistic temple, Hatra , Iraq, 1977. Hatra was a religious and trading centre in the area of modern north-western Iraq which flourished between...
