The Assyrian bas-reliefs on display at the British Museum are not only beautiful to behold but present to us a wealth of information about contemporary Assyrian life.

This video is part 1 of 3, looking at the Assyrian army from 900 BC - 635 BC, the height of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

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