'Assyria' refers to an area in ancient Mesopotamia. (Today's Syria and Iraq )
That was Assyria.
No, Jesus didn't live in Assyria. He lived in the Roman province of Syria, in the principality ruled by of Herod Antipas.
The extent of his empire was: Assyria , Medditeranian Sea, and Syria
Assyria was too large and needed to be well governed in all areas that that it controlled (which was mainly all of what is now Syria).
The name Syria may come from the name of the language witch has been spoken around the area, the Syriac language, one of the three principal languages of bible (Syriac is also known as Northern Aramaic). It is also possible that it comes from the name of the Phoenician city state of Sour (Tyre in English), Souriya meaning the land of Sour. Phoenicia is the ancient name of the land that corresponds roughly to today's Lebanon, as well as part of the Syrian and Israeli seacoasts. That answer above is correct but the Modern day Syria's name is actually from the alliance that created Greater Syria. The Christians wanted to name the new nation something that reminded them of there ancient Empire "Assyria" so the Muslims Agreed and they named it SYRIA :)
it was part of mesopotamia
In no particular order: Iraq Jordan Iran Armenia Lebanon Cyprus Palestine Israel Egypt Georgia Turkey Azerbaijan
No, Assyria is not a current country. It was an ancient kingdom located in the Near East, known for its powerful empire in ancient times. The territory of Assyria now falls within modern-day countries such as Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran.
Yes. The Assyrians conquered Egypt, parts of Syria and Israel, and some Mediterranean trade routs.
Ancient Assyria encompassed portions of four modern day countries in Northern Mesopotamia: Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. The Assyrian Empire collapsed in 612 BCE. You can read more about the Assyrians at the link provided below.
No. In fact, same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Syria.