Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age | The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/assyria-to-iberia
At its height in the eighth to seventh century B.C., the Assyrian Empire was the dominant power of the ancient Near East and the largest empire the world had yet seen, reaching from Assyria (present-day northern Iraq) to the Mediterranean. This landmark exhibition traces the deep roots of interaction between the ancient Near East and the lands along the shores of the Mediterranean and their impact on the artistic traditions that developed in the region.
which corresponds to present-day Armenia, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran—led
