Nineveh
An ancient city of Assyria on the Tigris River opposite the site of present-day Mosul, Iraq. As capital of the Assyrian Empire, it enjoyed great influence and prosperity, especially under Sennacherib and Ashurbanipal (seventh century b.c. ). The city was captured and destroyed by Babylonia and its allies in 612 b.c.
尼尼微：亚述帝国的一座古城，位于底格里斯河沿岸，与今天伊拉克境内的摩苏尔城相结。曾为亚述帝国的首都，在当时影响极大且极其兴盛，尤其是在西拿基立和阿叔巴尼帕统治时期(公元前 7世纪）。该城在 公元前 612年被巴比伦尼亚及其盟国占领并毁坏