// Antiquity
Assyria
- Period
- 1800 BC – 901 BC
- Duration
- approx. 899 years
- Greatest extent
- around 1220 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 600,000 km²
Period and duration
Assyria — according to the map data from 1800 BC to 901 BC, roughly 899 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Assyria — greatest extent around 1220 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 600,000 km², roughly 0.4% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (1801 BC)
- Elam
- Sumerian City-States
After
Neighbours around 1220 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in 1220 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Assyria on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.