The Death Of Sennacherib

Epochs #104 | The Assyrians: Part IVShow more

This week Beau and Carl continue to discuss the Assyrian Empire, focusing on the reigns of Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal. The last two great kings of the Assyrian world reach what is arguably the zenith of their empire’s fortunes. Yet despite - and perhaps because of - their continued policies of genocidal annihilation, the Assyrians eventually accumulate too many enemies, and their own downfall and destruction falls upon them with surprising swiftness.

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