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Climate change fueled the rise and demise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, superpower of the ancient world

  • Written by Ashish Sinha, Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Ashurbanipal, last major ruler of the Assyrian Empire, couldn't outrun the effects of climate change.British Museum, CC BY-ND

Ancient Mesopotamia, the fabled land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, was the command and control center of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. This ancient superpower was the largest empire of its time, lasting from 912 BC...

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