The Ancient Assyrian City of Nimrud (Destroyed by ISIS) : In Focus

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Welcome to In Focus. In this series we take a closer look at particular sites, finds and objects from the world of Archaeology.

Today we examine the Ancient Assyrian City of Nimrud in Northern Iraq which was tragically destroyed by ISIS...

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