| The ancient Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans and East Indians used it to treat certain illnesses. |
| The ancient Chaldeans and Assyrians engaged in astrological divination some 3,000 years ago. |
| This piece evokes ancient architecture, in particular the ziggurat of the Assyrians. |
| Our strongest early evidence of deliberate, aggressive expansionism, though, comes from the Assyrians. |
| The Assyrians left one of the earliest records of weaponry, tactics, and battlefield engagements. |
| The later Babylonians, Arameans and Assyrians all assimilated the culture initially prepared by the Sumerians. |
