Drought in Iraq Reveals Ancient Tombs Created 2,300 Years Ago

46 pseudolus 4 9/17/2025, 5:12:15 PM smithsonianmag.com ↗

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alsetmusic · 1h ago

I hope it's not considered inappropriate to mention the Fall of Civilizations podcast ep about Assyria here. I'm not affiliated. I just love history and this podcast is deeply researched and highly entertaining to a history nerd.

https://soundcloud.com/fallofcivilizations/13-the-assyrians-...

adolph · 33m ago

They are thought to be more than 2,300 years old, likely from the Hellenistic period, when Iraq was under the rule of the Seleucid empire.

So similar territory and genetic people but well after the Assyrians.

  Assyrian city-state: 2100 - 1400 BC
  Assyrian empire: 1400 - 700 BC (thru the Bronze age collapse circa 1200 BC)
  Seleucid empire: 312 - 63 BC

(rough dates from wikipedia)

expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC

staplers · 1h ago

It might be inappropriate to advertise it without explaining why it's relevant to the subject..

boringg · 47m ago

The Assyrians were an ancient civilization in the area about the same time...

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