The Fall of the Assyrian Empire: The History and Legacy of Ancient Assyrias Violent Destruction Audiobook Libro.fm

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When scholars study the history of the ancient Near East several wars that had extremely brutal consequences at least by modern standards often stand out Forced removal of entire populations sieges that decimated entire cities and wanton destruction of property were all tactics used by the various peoples of the ancient Near East against each other but the Assyrians were the first people to make war a science When the Assyrians are mentioned images of war and brutality are among the first that come to mind despite the fact that their culture prospered for nearly 2000 years