Ashurbanipal - King Ashurbanipal
Sites providing background and biographies of the Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal.
Ethics of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Empires
Sanderson Beck says Ashurbanipal ruled for 42 years during the height and the greatest decline of the Assyrian Empire. When he captured Elam he strewed it with salt so it could never rise again.
Sanderson Beck says Ashurbanipal ruled for 42 years during the height and the greatest decline of the Assyrian Empire. When he captured Elam he strewed it with salt so it could never rise again.
Ashurbanipal
The last great Assyrian king lived from c. 692- c. 626 BC. He expanded the empire to include Babylonia, Persia, Syria, and Egypt. He established a library at Ninevah.
The last great Assyrian king lived from c. 692- c. 626 BC. He expanded the empire to include Babylonia, Persia, Syria, and Egypt. He established a library at Ninevah.
Major Near Eastern Kings
From your Guide, dates and salient points about eight Near Eastern monarchs: Ashurbanipal, Cyrus, Darius, Nebuchadnezzar, Sargon, Sennacherib, Tiglath-pileser, and Xerxes.
From your Guide, dates and salient points about eight Near Eastern monarchs: Ashurbanipal, Cyrus, Darius, Nebuchadnezzar, Sargon, Sennacherib, Tiglath-pileser, and Xerxes.