1. Maps by David P. Barrett used by permission
World Civilizations
The Assyrians
© John Stevenson, 2017
Maps by David P. Barrett used by permission

2. How would you define a “Terrorist Nation”?

3. Assyrians Early Assyrian Period Dark Ages 2000 – 1200 B.C.
Kassites in Babylon
Mitanni Period
Dark Ages
1200 – 900 B.C.
Migrations
Assyrian Cavalry

4. Assyrians Early Assyrian Period Dark Ages Neo-Assyrian Period
2000 – 1200 B.C.
Kassites in Babylon
Mitanni Period
Dark Ages
1200 – 900 B.C.
Migrations
Assyrian Cavalry
Neo-Assyrian Period
900 – 626 B.C.
Expansion into the Levant
Terror tactics
Conquest of Egypt
Fall of Nineveh
626 – 612 B.C.

5. The Assyrians
A Literary People
Assyrian Eponym Lists
Assyrian Military Machine

6. Slingers

11. Nineveh !

12. Assyrian
Terror
Tactics

16. Tiglath-Pileser I Conquered most of Syria, Urartu, and Babylon
1116 – 1076 B.C.
Conquered most of Syria, Urartu, and Babylon
Took tribute from Sidon and Byblos
Followed by a period of decline

17. Shalmaneser III Not the good-looking fellow in the foreground
Fought Ahab at Qarqar
Laid siege to Damascus
Tribute from Jehu

18. • Nineveh
Joppa •
• Jerusalem

21. The Edict of the King He is not named
The Assyrian Empire was in a state of decline at the end of the 9th century
Adad-Nirari III ( B.C.)

22. Adad-Nirari III Young when he came to throne Mother influential
810 – 782 B.C.
Young when he came to throne
Mother influential
Campaign against Damascus
Jehoash of Israel paid tribute
Israel prosperous

23. Salmaneser IV Ashur-Dan III Ashur-Nirari V
Sons of Adad-Nirari III
Salmaneser IV Ashur-Dan III Ashur-Nirari V
Brothers
Assyria gradually gave up her foreign possessions

24. Tiglath-Pileser III Pul Ascended to throne via assassination
Reign 745 – 727 B.C.
Pul
Ascended to throne via assassination
Rewrote records, claiming to be royal line
Aggressive military policy
Began policy of deportations

25. Tiglath-Pileser III
Reign 745 – 727 B.C.
Took Galilee and Gilead into captivity (2 Kings 15:29)
Bribed by Ahaz of Judah to attack Aram (2 Kings 16:7-10)
Paid from temple treasures

26. Shalmaneser V Accepted tribute from Hoshea of Israel
727 – 722 B.C.
Accepted tribute from Hoshea of Israel
Hoshea entered into an alliance with Egypt
Besieged Samaria for three years before he died

27. Sargon II Brother of Shalmaneser V Completed siege of Samaria
Reigned 722 – 705 B.C.
Brother of Shalmaneser V
Completed siege of Samaria
Carried Israel off into captivity

28. Sennacherib Brother of Sargon II Invaded Judah in days of Hezekiah
Reigned 705 – 681 B.C.
Brother of Sargon II
“Sin has replaced the brothers”
Invaded Judah in days of Hezekiah
Siege of Lachish
Jerusalem

29. Sennacherib

30. Sennacherib

31. Sennacherib

32. Sennacherib

33. Sennacherib

34. Sennacherib

35. Sennacherib
Reigned 705 – 681 B.C.
Taylor Prism

36. Sennacherib Taylor Prism Repeated rebellions in Babylon
Reigned 705 – 681 B.C.
Taylor Prism
Repeated rebellions in Babylon
Son made ruler
Taken by Elam
He destroyed Babylon
Assassinated (2nd Kings 19:37)

37. Esarhaddon Youngest son of Sennacherib Rebuilt Babylon
Reign 681 – 669 B.C.
Youngest son of Sennacherib
Rebuilt Babylon
Imprisoned Manasseh, King of Judah
Invaded Lower Egypt

38. Nineveh 

39. Assurbanipal His older brother died before becoming king
668 – 627 B.C.
His older brother died before becoming king
Trained to be a Scholar
Collected library of more than 6000 cuneiform texts

40. Assurbanipal His army fought Nubians in Egypt
668 – 627 B.C.
His army fought Nubians in Egypt
Captured Thebes
Egypt allowed to be independent
Rebellions put down in Babylon & Elam

43. Nabopolasser Cyaxeres Nebuchadnezzar Amyhia Astyages Medes Assyria .
Babylon
Chaldeans
Medes
Nabopolasser
Cyaxeres
Nebuchadnezzar
Amyhia
Astyages

44. Scythians
Carchemish 
Medes
Assyria
Megiddo 
Babylon
EGYPT

45. Maps provided by
David P. Barrett
Used by Permission