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This cylinder seal dates back to the early dynastic period, 2900-2350 BCE, and was found at Mattarah village (near Kirkuk), Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. The seal's impression has two registers. The lower one features standing men and animals...

Facade of the Meshed Ali, Najaf, Iraq. Photo taken in 2003 by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson.

A 2005 CE photograph of the Yazidi tomb and shrine of Sheikh 'Adi ibn Musafir (c. 1070 - 1162 CE) in the village of Lalish, Northern Iraq. Sheikh 'Adi is considered by Yazidis to be the founder of Yazidism and a manifestation of God. The...

This wall panel was part of a large alabaster wall relief. The Assyrian king in a chariot (who is noy shown) watches as prisoners are brought in, and heads and booty are piled-up in a palm grove. In Assyrian literature, beheaded bodies refer...

This wall panel was part of large alabaster wall relief. The whole scene includes a central band of river, the Tigris or Euphrates, that separates two otherwise independent compositions in which the Assyrians attack on a small island and...

A map detailing the route of Khalid ibn Walid's (585 - 642 CE) forces during the Islamic invasion of the Sasanian Empire in 633 CE.

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. (Karl Marx, Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right). When it comes to religion, many people...

In the new Kings and Generals full animated historical documentary, we will describe the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate, its first wars against the Eastern Roman and Sassanid Empires. This first video largely focuses on Khalid ibn al-Walid...

As part of our ongoing work at Babylon, World Monuments Fund engaged California-based nonprofit CyArk to conduct a comprehensive laser scan of the site's archaeological elements. Based on that data, the University of Florida’s Envision Heritage...

The Mighty King 600 of their warriors I put to the sword and decapitated; 400 I took alive; 3,000 captives I brought forth; I took possession of the city for myself: the living soldiers, and heads to the city of Amidi the royal city, I sent...