Ancient Assyrians-Babylonians celebrated the Akitu ... Day One: On this day, Assyrians dedicate their time on this day to pray to the Gods, after that they will start preparing for the second ...

Ancient Assyrians-Babylonians celebrated the Akitu festival for 12 consecutive days. Here is what happened on each day. Day 1: Assyrians dedicate their time on this day to pray to the gods.

In ancient Assyria magic and medicine were not separated and they believed that diseases were caused by gods, demons, or witchcraft. To treat these symptoms, healers would rely on drugs ...

Archaeologists have been carefully reassembling bas-reliefs, sculptures and decorated slabs from an ancient Assyrian palace. (Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP) One of those monuments was the 2,800-year-old temple ...