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HISTORY

the assyrian empire: the untold story

With exclusive access to groundbreaking archaeological Duration
digs, this film explores the rise and fall of the Assyrian 1 x 60’ or 1 x 90’

Empire, history’s first superpower.
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Once stretching from Egypt to Turkey, Assyria dominated the ancient Bamboo Doc &
world with its military might, technological advances, and monumental Off the Fence
cities. Yet despite its vast influence, much of its story has remained lost
to time. Now, Italian archaeologist Daniele Morandi Bonacossi and Delivery
German archaeologist Peter Pfälzner lead new expeditions in Iraqi 12 months from
Kurdistan, uncovering rock reliefs, canal systems, and forgotten cities green-light
that could transform our understanding of civilisation’s earliest empire.
Definition
Through aerial cinematography, dynamic fieldwork, and dramatic 4K
reconstructions, we bring the Assyrians to life—not just as conquerors,
but as engineers, builders, and innovators. This gripping journey across
history and landscape asks: how did the world’s first superpower rise
to such dominance, what ultimately caused its collapse, and what
legacy did it leave that still shapes us today?

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