13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Treaty of Assyria
Urdu mulisu was forced to swear an oath of allegiance to his brother. They drew their swords godlessly in the middle of nineveh. The other brothers begged their father to reconsider, but king sanacarib's mind was made up. We have surviving copies of this kind of treaty lhet syrian kings always sent out to their vassals. These were long legal documents running over many pages,. In which they swore their loyalty to the new crown prince - complete with terrifying punishments if they broke their word.
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