The Assyrian homeland is in Northern Iraq, Northeastern Syria, Northwestern Iran, and Southeastern Turkey.
Obviously the Assyrian homeland (Northern Iraq, Northeastern Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and Northwestern Iran).
The Assyrian heartland was located in today's northern Iraq.
Long ago, the Assyrian capital was Nineveh, and before that, Assur. In modern day, the city Nineveh is in Northern Iraq (Assyrian homeland). When the Arab Empires took over after the death of Muhammad, they renamed it Mosul. Nineveh (Mosul) is still standing.
they were merchants
The assyrians exiled the people they conquered out of their homelands or took them in as slaves.
Beowulf's homeland is Geatland, which is located in what is now southern Sweden.
Assur (or Ashur)- this is where the name Assyria comes from
Ashur was located in northern Iraq, today called Qalat Sherqat.
I don't think so. I am Assyrian and I don't know any Assyrian living in Italy. I do know Assyrians living in other countries throughout Europe though. Countries like England, France, Sweden, Greece, The Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Finland, and Southeastern Turkey (the Hakkâri, Şırnak, Siirt, Mardin, Diyarbakır, Batman, and Bitlis Provinces (parts of the Assyrian homeland)). According to AINA (the Assyrian News), there are roughly 3,000 Assyrians in Italy.
Ashurbanipal was the Assyrian king during the height of the Assyrian Empire.
Istanbul is not part of the Greek homeland. While Istanbul has a significant historical Greek presence, it is located in modern-day Turkey, not Greece.