Ashurbanipal ruled the Assyrian Empire from 669 BCE – 627 BCE and he is thought to be one of the last great kings of Assyria. As a younger son, he …
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Rise and Fall of Ancient Assyria: An Iron Age Superpower
Assyria was famously feared by its neighbors for its violent conquests. Their great leaders built huge cities and libraries across the Middle East.
In ancient Mesopotamia, sometime between 1073 and 1056 BCE, Ashur-bel-kala, the modestly titled “king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria” …
For several centuries, the mighty Mesopotamian kingdom, known as the Assyrian Empire dominated the Ancient Near East. However, by the end of the 7th …
