13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Assyrian Army, a Great Disaster in Judah
Hezekiah defied the assyrian empire, but it backfired completely. Senachrib first conquered the rebels of ecron and then swung his armies south to march on jerusalem. On the road he came across the fortified judean city of lakish. What happened next is depicted on a remarkable series of carvings,. etched in meticulous detail in gypsum, designed to corate the walls of senacrib's southwest palace in nineveh.
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