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Nineveh

The Ancients

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The Fall of Assyria's Capital City

This chapter explores the attack on the Assyrian capital of Nineveh in 612 BC by Babylonians and Medes, detailing the strategic alliance, the siege on Nineveh's walls, the breach by invading forces, and the looting and defacing of royal symbols that marked the city's downfall.

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