Quick info:
- Type of event: Online
- Date: 1st August – 2nd November
- Time: 6pm-7.30pm
- Location: Online
- Meeting point: n/a
- Cost: £8
- Booking instructions: Assyria & the King of the World: virtual London tour in the British Museum Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Learn about the Assyrians, with their heartland in northern Mesopotamia, who once dominated the known world and created the first proper empire.One of the Assyrian kings, Ashurnasirpal II, controlled a huge empire, made laws, managed the religion and he was also a warrior king, leading armoured battering rams and sophisticated amphibious assaults.