Cultural heritage has become a cornerstone of Iraq's post-Saddam foreign policy. But that same heritage can be more divisive ...

"It's a big country," he said. While Rumsfeld's image is true to life, he sits next to a partially damaged statue of a lion standing over a human - a traditional image of strength during the ancient ...

Inspired by legends about the fierce Assyrian queen, 17th-century painter Louis de Caullery depicts Semiramis hunting a lion, a symbol of royalty, in front of the gates of Babylon. The painting is ...