13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Battle of Nineveh
Excavations in nineveh's southeastern gate have found the ground littered with skeletons lying one on top of another. The bodies of horses also litter this gateway, along with count less iron spear heads and arrows. All of them are lying exactly where they fell in the last ditch defence of the city over two thousand, 600 years ago.
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