- The Ruins of the city of Nineveh are located in modern Iraq
- It was in ancient Mesopotamia and dates back to 3,000 BCE.
History
- Nineveh was the Capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911-609 BCE), until it was sacked in 612 BCE by an Allied army dominated by the Persians.
- Nineveh was mentioned many times in The Bible.
Ancient Sites
- Ruins of Nineveh
- These were uncovered in 1842, opposite Mosul on the eastern Bank of the Tigris.
- Library of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh (c. 650 BCE)
- The Library of Ashurbanipal was uncovered in the city of Nineveh in Iraq, containing 30,000 Cuneiform clay tablets in Akkadian, and Assyrian.
- The Find included the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Venus Tablet.
Nineveh, Iraq