{"id":3680,"date":"2020-12-08T22:35:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historyed.site\/?page_id=3680"},"modified":"2021-01-16T13:13:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T13:13:58","slug":"5-destruction-of-the-assyrian-empire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-6\/5-destruction-of-the-assyrian-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"5) Destruction of the Assyrian Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Topic 5 &#8211; Session 6 &#8211; The Ancient Centuries<\/p>\n<p>Babylon formed an alliance with Media and other powers to take down the Assyrians.  Weakened by the constant fighting to keep down its subjugated powers, the Assyrians lost their capital city, Nineveh and with it their empire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"one-half first\">\n<p>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3804\" src=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-of-Nineveh.jpg\" alt=\"Fall of Nineveh\" width=\"450\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-of-Nineveh.jpg 450w, https:\/\/historyed.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-of-Nineveh-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-half\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Outline<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/\">Course<\/a> The Ancient Centuries<br \/>\n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-6\/\">Session 6<\/a> 700 to 600<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Other Topics for This Session<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-6\/1-japans-first-emperor\/\">One|<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-6\/2-assyrian-empire-struggles-to-stay-on-top\/\">|Two|<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-6\/3-olmec-civilization-in-mexico\/\">|Three|<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/centuries\/ancient\/session-6\/4-babylon-rises-again\/\">|Four|<\/a> |Five<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Further Information<\/h1>\n<h2>Articles<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medo-Babylonian_conquest_of_the_Assyrian_Empire\">Medo-Babylonian Conquest of the Assyrian Empire<\/a> <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medes\">Medes<\/a> <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Resettlement_policy_of_the_Neo-Assyrian_Empire\">Resettlement Policy of the Neo-Assyrian Empire<\/a> <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_history_of_the_Neo-Assyrian_Empire#Dealing_with_rebels\">Dealing With Rebels <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1e6PPqd_yTM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ppCQnRmLvsk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic 5 &#8211; Session 6 &#8211; The Ancient Centuries Babylon formed an alliance with Media and other powers to take down the Assyrians. Weakened by the constant fighting to keep down its subjugated powers, the Assyrians lost their capital city, Nineveh and with it their empire. . 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