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Assyrian Imperialism - The King's Message to the People
The king made an ongoing habit of what we might call imperial display, which took a variety of forms. Nanae'i and her daughter were probably forced to participate in this spectacle. The people of Ashwur looked at the triumphal parade as the living embodiment of the imperial message that constantly surrounded them.