Assyria

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
7/11/2018, 11:16 AM	Mike C	added

Type Region

Usage English, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek

Scripts Ἀσσυρία(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /ə.ˈsɪɹ.i.ə/(English)

Meaning & History

From Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assyria), derived from Akkadian Ashurayu, itself from the name of the empire's capital city Ashur. This was the name of an ancient Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.