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Ashurbanipal is recognized as one of the most brutal Assyrian kings; he was one of the few rulers to boast of his gory massacres of rebellious civilians. His extensive destruction of Elam is regarded by some scholars as a genocide.
Ashurbanipal (flourished 7th century bce) was the last of the great kings of Assyria (reigned 668 to 627 bce), who assembled in Nineveh the first systematically organized library in Mesopotamia and the ancient Middle East.
Jun 19, 2018 · Ashurbanipal was king of the Neo-Assyrian empire. At the time of his reign (669–c. 631 BC) it was the largest empire in the world, stretching from Cyprus in the west to Iran in the east, and at one point it even included Egypt. Its capital Nineveh (in modern-day Iraq) was the world's largest city.
Sep 2, 2009 · Ashurbanipal was a popular king who ruled his citizens fairly but was marked for his cruelty toward those whom he defeated, the best-known example being a relief depicting the defeated king with a dog chain through his jaw, being forced to live in a kennel after capture.
Jun 10, 2020 · King Ashurbanipal was an ancient Mesopotamian king of the Assyrian Empire. In spite of his numerous and stupendous accomplishments as a warrior king, scholar, spy, and empire builder, Ashurbanipal often finds himself in the unenviable list of forgotten ancient rulers. Thankfully, this is about to change with the following biography of Ashurbanipal.
Ashurbanipal, (flourished 7th century bc), Last great Assyrian king (r. 668–627 bc). He was appointed crown prince of Assyria in 672 bc ; his half-brother was appointed crown prince of Babylonia. On his father’s death, Ashurbanipal assumed full power without incident.
Ashurbanipal - Assyrian King, Scholar, Warrior: Ashurbanipal was a person of religious zeal. He rebuilt or adorned most of the major shrines of Assyria and Babylonia, paying particular attention to the “House of Succession” and the Ishtar Temple at Nineveh.
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