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Sargon II
Information on Sargon II, king of Assyria.
Assyrian Kings Timeline
Scroll down almost to the end to see the place of Sargon II on the list of rulers of Assyria.
Oriental Institute Photographic Archives
From the Oriental Institute, a human-headed winged bull from the palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad (721-705 BC.
Sargon II
Short summary of Sargon's major accomplishments and events in his life with a map showing the extent of his empire compared with that of Ashurbanipal about a century later.
Tiglath Pileser III's Entryway
Chart showing the years of the reigns of the Assyrian kings.
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.