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Event archaeological Europe

Nineveh

6000 BCE – 612 BCE

Capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire at its zenith, home to the Library of Ashurbanipal containing the Epic of…

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Landmark · Europe

Nineveh

6000 BCE – 612 BCE

Capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire at its zenith, home to the Library of Ashurbanipal containing the Epic of Gilgamesh

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