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Sardanapalus (/ ˌ s ɑːr d ə ˈ n æ p ə l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Σαρδανάπαλος; sometimes spelled Sardanapallus (Σαρδανάπαλλος)) was, according to the Greek writer Ctesias, the last king of Assyria, although in fact Aššur-uballiṭ II (612–605 BC) holds that distinction.
Sardanapalus, legendary king of Assyria. He apparently represents an amalgamation of the characters and tragic fates of three Assyrian rulers: Ashurbanipal (q.v.; ruled 668–627 bc); his brother, Shamash-shum-ukin; and the last Assyrian king, Sin-shar-ishkun.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sardanapalus was an Assyrian ruler in ancient legend with a taste for extreme decadence. In response to the shame of a major military defeat, Sardanapalus ordered the death of his horses, slaves, and concubines and made a huge pyre on which he burned himself to death along with all his palace treasures.
- Ann Kay
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The Death of Sardanapalus (La Mort de Sardanapale) is an oil painting on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, dated 1827. It currently hangs in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. A smaller replica, painted by Delacroix in 1844, is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
May 14, 2018 · Sardanapalus (särdənăp´ələs), in the Persica of Ctesias [1], an Assyrian monarch who lived in great luxury. He was besieged in Nineveh by the Medes for two years, at the end of which time he set fire to his palace and burned himself and his court to death. Byron wrote a tragedy on the theme.
Dec 6, 2023 · by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Eugène Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus, 1827, oil on canvas, 12′ 10″ x 16′ 3″ / 3.92 x 4.96 m (Musée du Louvre, Paris) More Smarthistory images… Cite this page. Delacroix paints an anti-hero who presides over a chaotic, violent scene of corruption and luxury.
Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus. Eugène Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus, 1827, oil on canvas, 12 ft 10 in x 16 ft 3 in. (3.92 x 4.96m) (Musée du Louvre, Paris) Speakers: Drs. Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
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