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# Assyrian Empire
## Overview
The Assyrian Empire was a Mesopotamian power that dominated the ancient Near East, reaching its zenith during the Neo-Assyrian period (911–609 BCE) as the largest empire the world had yet seen.
The Assyrian Empire was a Mesopotamian power that dominated the ancient Near East, reaching its zenith during the Neo-Assyrian period (911–609 BCE) as the largest empire the world had yet seen. @t[911 BCE..609 BCE]
## Key Facts
- Region: Northern Mesopotamia, expanding across the Near East
- Neo-Assyrian period: 911–609 BCE
- Neo-Assyrian period: 911–609 BCE @t[911 BCE..609 BCE]
- Capitals: Ashur, Nimrud (Kalhu), Nineveh
- Language: Akkadian (Assyrian dialect), later Aramaic
## Notable Rulers
- Tiglath-Pileser III (745–727 BCE): Administrative reforms, professional army
- Sargon II (722–705 BCE): Conquered Israel, built Dur-Sharrukin
- Sennacherib (705–681 BCE): Expanded Nineveh, besieged Jerusalem
- Ashurbanipal (668–631 BCE): Created the Library of Nineveh [^1]
- Tiglath-Pileser III (745–727 BCE): Administrative reforms, professional army @t[745 BCE..727 BCE]
- Sargon II (722–705 BCE): Conquered Israel, built Dur-Sharrukin @t[722 BCE..705 BCE]
- Sennacherib (705–681 BCE): Expanded Nineveh, besieged Jerusalem @t[705 BCE..681 BCE]
- Ashurbanipal (668–631 BCE): Created the Library of Nineveh @t[668 BCE..631 BCE] [^1]
## Achievements
- Library of Nineveh: ~30,000 cuneiform tablets, preserving Mesopotamian literature
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- Monumental palace reliefs (Nimrud, Nineveh)
## Decline
Fell to a coalition of Babylonians and Medes; Nineveh destroyed in 612 BCE. The last Assyrian forces defeated at Carchemish in 605 BCE [^2].
Fell to a coalition of Babylonians and Medes; Nineveh destroyed in 612 BCE. The last Assyrian forces defeated at Carchemish in 605 BCE [^2]. @t[=612 BCE]
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[^1]: Frahm, E. "The Library of Ashurbanipal" in *The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture* (2011)