13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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Assyria - The First Tiglath Pelese
The first tiglath pelese ascended to the throne in the year one thousand, 114 b c. He was the son of a harsh ruler named ashur resha ishi. One surviving edict by his father declares that the penalty for fraternizing with palace women was to be thrown into an oven. A series of laws was written during his reign called the middle assyrian law code and they included incredibly harsh punishments against women. But he was an energetic ruler and a skilful campaigner.
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