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RSS Info Join our email list! Cart Films from independent producers worldwide. 32 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201(718) 488 8900 Exile, A Myth Unearthed A film by Ilan Ziv Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, Alegria Productions, Amythos Media, and T.A.M.I. Productions Text Size Printable Version It has been depicted in artwork, and lamented in poetry and […]
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‘Nineveh, the great city “of three days’ journey,” that was “laid waste and there was none to bemoan her,” whose greatness sank when that of Rome had just begun to rise, now stands forth again to testify to her own splendour, and to the civilization and power and magnificence of the Assyrian Empire.’ (Layard, 1854, […]
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