Rose Quartz Meaning and Healing Properties Rose quartz has been used in love rituals and ceremonies for centuries, and remains the stone of the hopeless romantic. A member of the quartz family, this crystal is made up of silicon dioxide.
The Assyrians. (1170 - 612 BCE) The Assyrians were Semitic people living in the northern reaches of Mesopotamia; they have a long history in the area, but for most of that history they are subjugated to the more powerful kingdoms and peoples to the south.
The Assyrians were a fierce warrior kingdom who lived upstream on the Tigris River from the Babylonians. Ashurbanipal (668 â c. 627BCE) was the last strong king of the Assyrian Empire. This bronze sculpture of the Assyrian king has stood in front of the Civic Center of San Francisco, California since 1988.