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.
True. Nineveh was indeed the capital of the Assyrian Empire and is located on the Tigris River in present-day Iraq. It was one of the largest cities of the ancient world and played a significant role in Assyrian culture and administration.
Ashur was located in northern Iraq, today called Qalat Sherqat.
Assur (or Ashur)- this is where the name Assyria comes from
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.