Baghdad Street in Istanbul was named by Murad IV to commemorate his conquest of Mesopotamia?
optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians (dispersive prism pictured)?
Assyriologist Archibald Sayce discovered that the Hittite hieroglyphic system was predominantly syllabic?
Juditha triumphans is an oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi, narrating the story of the Jewish widow Judith, who beheaded the invading Assyrian general Holofernes after he fell in love with her; and that all characters were interpreted by orphan female singers?