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The '''Assyrians''' were a Northern Mesopotamian people that descends from the [[Akkadians]] they took [[Babylon]] in 1000 BC.  They established their capital at Nineveh.

The Ancient '''Assyrians''' were a Northern Mesopotamian people that descends from the [[Akkadians]] they took [[Babylon]] in 1000 BC.  They established their capital at Nineveh. In the 7th century BC They were defeated by the [[Medians]] and Aramiac speaking [[Babylonians]] who replaced them from that time on.  

==Modern Usage==

==Modern Usage==

'''Assyrian''' also refers to an ethnic group originating in Central [[Asia]].  They are a Christian minority, closely related to [[Chaldeans]], practicing [[Eastern Rite]] [[Catholicism]], and speaking a language called "Assyrian" or "Syriac", a descendant of [[Aramaic]].  Large Assyrian communities can be found in Chicago and Southern California.

'''Assyrian''' also refers to an ethnic group originating in Central [[Asia]] who claim a symbolic Assyrian identity.  They are a Christian minority, closely related to [[Chaldeans]], practicing [[Eastern Rite]] [[Catholicism]], and speaking a dialect of [[Aramaic]].  Many of them can be found in Chicago and Southern California.

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