At the turn of the 7th century BCE, Sennacherib was the King of Assyria, the second of the Sargonid Dynasty of Neo-Assyrian kings after his father Sargon II. Map of the Neo-Assyrian Empire c.671 BCE, retrieved from alchetron.com Early Reign and Military Campaigns From 705-681, Sennacherib ruled vast swathes of territory over what is now… Continue reading King Sennacherib and his Building Projects
Month: Nov 2019
The Tower of Babel – Biblical allegory or Sumerian myth?
Most people have heard of the tale of the Tower of Babel - the Biblical story of a people with a united language, striving to reach the heavens with their monumental architecture, shunned for their hubris by God with the curse of... multiple language. Real shiver-inducing stuff. Luckily for those who are interested in looking… Continue reading The Tower of Babel – Biblical allegory or Sumerian myth?
Armchair Assyriologist 