However, teams digging elsewhere in the city of Dur-Sharrukin came up empty-handed. Archaeologists concluded that the palace was the only building begun within Khorsabad's city walls. Research at ...

The construction of the ancient capital of Assyria - Khorsabad (originally Dur-Sharrukin, "Fortress of Sargon") was initiated by King Sargon II in 713 BC. Following Sargon II's death in 705 BC ...