伊拉克,这处历来兵家必争之地,也是古代文明的摇篮。底格里斯河和幼发拉底河蜿蜒流淌,两河之间的丰饶土地,数千年来上演着一幕幕激荡人心的史诗巨献。亚述,这一原本位于两河流域北方的蕞尔小邦,至公元前8世纪发展成为西临地中海,东达伊朗的庞大帝国,谱写着一段段波澜壮阔的历史篇章。如果说苏美尔、巴比伦的文化传统影响着亚述,亚述则以其强大的军事力量迅速向周边播扬着悠远的两河文明。帝国在艺 Iraq, which has always been the place where military strategists contend, is also the cradle of ancient civilizations. The Tigris and Euphrates meander, the fertile land between the two rivers, scenes staged thousands of years of epic stirring epic. Assyria, which was originally located in the northern part of the two rivers, is a small empire that, until the eighth century BC, developed into a huge empire west of the Mediterranean Sea and East Iran and wrote a magnificent chapter of history. If the Sumerian and Babylonian cultures and traditions influence Assyria, Assyria, with its powerful military strength, will soon be broadcasting the distant two rivers civilization to the surrounding areas. Empire in the arts