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Apr 8, 2024 · Shalmaneser I (flourished 13th century bc) was the king of Assyria (reigned c. 1263– c. 1234 bc) who significantly extended Assyrian hegemony. While the Hittites warred with Egypt, Shalmaneser invaded Cappadocia (in eastern Asia Minor) and founded an Assyrian colony at Luha. By the defeat of Shattuara of Hani and his Hittite allies and by ...
Shalmaneser I. Shalmaneser I (𒁹𒀭𒁲𒈠𒉡𒊕 mdsál-ma-nu-SAG Salmanu-ašared; [2] [3] 1273–1244 BC or 1265–1235 BC) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. Son of Adad-nirari I, he succeeded his father as king [4] in 1265 BC. Stele of king Shalmaneser I, 1263-1234 BCE.
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Apr 20, 2024 · Prior to ascending the throne, Shalmaneser was known by his birth name, Ululayu (sometimes spelled Ululaiu or Ululaju), which means “born in the month of Elul” (the sixth month of the Assyrian calendar, equivalent to August-September). 1 As the crown prince, he held an important administrative role in his father’s kingdom, directing affairs in the region west of Assyria. 2 Five letters ...
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King Ahab of Israel
Ahab (birth and death dates unknown), king of Israel in the middle of the ninth century bce, is perhaps best remembered for the Biblical account of his marriage to the Phoenician princess Jezebel and the bloody revolution that eventually resulted from that union. But in his own time, the people of the Near East primarily knew him as one of the twelve allied generals who checked, albeit briefly, the relentless advance of the Assyrian war machine at the Battle of Qarqar.
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III (ruled 745–727 bce) is widely regarded as one of the greatest kings in the centuries-long history of the Assyrian empire. His reign marks a high point for the so-called Neo-Assyrian Empire, both militarily and culturally. Under his leadership Assyria finally defeated the Kingdom of Urartu, their longtime enemy. More importantly, Tiglath-Pileser III reformed Assyria’s imperial administration and is the king most likely responsible for creating a network of paved roads and m...
The reign of Sargon II(?–705 bce), king of Assyria from 722 bce to his death in 705 bce, marked a continuation of the growing power of the resurgent Neo-Assyrian Empire. Sargon II’s reign looms large in Biblical history, as it marks the end of the ancient Kingdom of Israel and the origin of the tale of the “Ten Lost Tribes.”
Qarqar, 853 bce
Sometime in the year 853 bce near the town of Qarqar in modern-day Syria, a coalition of twelve allied kings fielded their combined armies in a bid to stop the relentless advance of a war machine that was threatening to absorb their corner of the Near East. The Assyrian Empire was on the march, and had set its eyes on the squabbling city-states of the Levant (modern Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon). The Battle of Qarqar would mark a point where the seemingly unstoppable Assyrian...
Lachish, 701 bce
The Battle of Lachish provides a detailed example of the Assyrian method of taking a fortified city, as well as what fate awaited those unfortunate people whose stone walls proved insufficient in the face of the Assyrian war machine. King Sennacherib invaded the Hebrew kingdom of Judea, a subordinate state that had risen in revolt, in 701 bce. Judea’s capital of Jerusalem was best approached from the coast; Lachish was a fortified town that guarded the passes leading to the highlands around J...
Nineveh, 612 bce
The fall of Nineveh in 612 bce marked the effective destruction of the Assyrian Empire. The end came quickly and, for the Assyrians at least, unexpectedly. In less than a decade the greatest empire the world had yet seen fell from its position of dominion into utter ruin and oblivion.
Siege Warfare
The Assyrians hold a place in history and the popular imagination as a warlike society and as one of the most aggressively militaristic empires of all time. Perhaps most emblematic of the Assyrian war machine was the revolutionary new brand of siege warfare developed and refined by the empire over several centuries. The Assyrians’ contribution to siegecraft long outlived their own empire. The Near East boasts the oldest known walled city, Jericho, which was enclosed by a stone wall as early a...
The Assyrian Empire left its mark on world history in many ways, but it is most remembered today as brutal and militaristic. The Assyrians did indeed make their presence felt through war—and it was through war that they sealed their own doom—but they were also responsible for establishing systems of administration and scholarship that would be emul...
Jun 30, 2014 · Assyria must surely have among the worst press notices of any state in history. Babylon may be a byname for corruption, decadence and sin but the Assyrians and their famous rulers, with terrifying names like Shalmaneser, Tiglath-Pileser, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal, rate in the popular imagination just below Adolf Hitler and Genghis Khan for cruelty, violence, and sheer murderous ...
Nov 11, 2021 · Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria (726-722 BC) The chosen heir of his father Tiglatpileser III (744-727 BC), Shalmaneser V was king of Assyria and king of Babylon. But his reign lasted less than five years and ended in a succession war which brought his brother, Sargon II (721-705 BC), to power. As crown prince, the future Shalmaneser V was known ...
