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13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

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Assyria's History

At this time, assyria's territory consisted of little more than a strip of land along the river tigris. For its survival, it relied on the fact that its enemies be dealt with one by one. The introduction of iron meant that assyria was no longer dependent on the fragile supply of copper from afghanistan. And perhaps most importantly, the line of royal succession had supposedly not been broken for more than 200 years. At the time, no other state could say the same.

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