The symptoms vary enormously between people with myasthenia gravis: 1  The muscles around the eyes are most commonly affected first, as these are constantly used and can quickly tire. This causes drooping of the eyelid (ptosis), and double vision. 2  Muscles around the face and throat are also often affected.
Among them was Nineveh. Nineveh was located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in northeastern Mesopotamia (Iraq). It flourished from about 800 to 610 B.C. as the capital of the Assyrian empire (see Ancient Empires - Assyria). It is first mentioned in the Bible back in Genesis as being founded by Nimrod (Genesis 10:9-12).
In this image made from a video posted on a social media account affiliated with the Islamic State group on February 26, 2015, militants take sledgehammers to an ancient artifact in the Nineveh Museum in Mosul, Iraq.