At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as his capital and built what he called the 'Palace without Rival', decorating it with finely carved reliefs.

Archaeologists unearthed an ancient Egyptian temple that was hidden in ... the team found the remains of reliefs that showed King Ptolemy VIII (reign circa 170 to 116 B.C.) offering sacrifices ...