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12 Assyrian Identity
12 Assyrian Identity
12 Assyrian Identity
12 Assyrian Identity
12 Assyrian Identity
Keywords
Assyria
Nineveh
Period
1st century CE
Roman Empire
Channel
Helleno-Roman philosophers and scholars
Text
Strabo 16.1.3: Now the city of Ninus [Nineveh] was wiped out immediately after the overthrow of the Syrians. It was much greater than Babylon, and was situated in the plain of Aturia. Aturia borders on the region of Arbela, with the Lycus River lying between them.