The NeoAssyrian Empire

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The Neo-Assyrian Empire

• 900-610 BCE

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Assyrian Empires
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Three Empires

• Assyria was originally formed in the 3rd
  millennium B.C., but was over shadowed by Sumer
  and Akkad.
• 1. In the 17th century B.C. Assyria expanded, but
  it weakened quickly.
• 2. In the 13th century B.C., under Tiglathpileser
  I, the Assyrian soldiers expanded their Empire
  and reached the Kingdom of Urartu, took
  Babylonia, and even crossed North Syria to the
  Mediterranean. However this also was short lived.

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Three Empires

• 3. It was from 900 to 610 B.C. that the greatest
  expansion of the Assyrian Empire was seen.

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The Early Period

• 1. The Early Period is from 934 to 745 B.C.
• 2. It was Ashurnasirpal II that through his
  vigorous and barbarously cruel military campaigns
  expanded the Empire to Urartu in the North, the
  Mediterranean and Lebanon to the West. He
  maintained this new Empire by putting Assyrian
  governors over the conquered countries rather
  than just extracting taxes.

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Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE)
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Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE)
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Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE)
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Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE)
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Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE)
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The Early Period

• 3. Shalmaneser III tried to continue
  Ashurnasirpals policies but was not as
  successful. He exacted heavy tribute from Jehu of
  Israel and claimed many victories on the Black
  Obelisk.

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Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE)

• "He received tribute from Tyre and Sidon and from
  Jehu, the king of Israel."

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Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE)
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Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE)
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Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE)
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Assyrias Greatest Period

• 1. The Assyrian Empires greatest period is
  considered 745-610 B.C.
• 2. Tiglath-pileser III (744-727 B.C.)
• 2.1 Re-established Assyrian dominance after years
  of Urartu acsendancy
• 2.2 Fought a coalition of Syria and Palestine
  states in 735-732

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Assyrias Greatest Period

• 2. Tiglath-pileser III (744-727 B.C.)
• 2.3 Along with many reforms in the military he
  established a policy of deportation of people in
  rebellious areas.
• 2.4 He made himself king of Babylon also.

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Tiglath-pileser III (744-727 BCE)
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Tiglath-pileser III (744-727 BCE)
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Assyrias Greatest Period

• 3. It was Tiglath-pileser IIIs sucessor,
  Shalmaneser V (726-722 B.C) that besieged the
  capital of Israel in 722-723 B.C., but it was
  Sargon II (721-705 B.C.), his son that completed
  the task of capturing Israel. Sargon II also
  invaded many other countries and Assyria became
  unquestionably the greatest ancient empire of his
  day.

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Sargon II (721-705 BCE)
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Sargon II (721-705 BCE)
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Sargon II (721-705 BCE)
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Sargon II (721-705 BCE)
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Sargon II (721-705 BCE)
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Assyrias Greatest Period

• 4. Sennacherib (704-681 B.C.) maintained the
  gains of his father, Sargon II and is remembered
  for his battles with Hezekiah of Judah

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Assyrias Greatest Period

• 5. Esarhaddon (680-669 B.C.), Sennacheribs
  successor, defeated the Chaldaeans, who
  threatened Assyria and then fought all the way to
  Egypt (673-670 B.C.)

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Esarhaddon (680-669 BCE)
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Assyrias Greatest Period

• 6. Under Assurbanipal (668-612), Assyria reached
  its greatest heights, but also approached its
  fall. He fought against the Chaldaeans, Elamites
  and put down an Egyptian revolt.
• 6.1 Assurbanipals capitol, Nineveh reached its
  greatest splendor at this time.
• 6.2 Assurbanipal had the largest library of his
  time.

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Ashurbanipal
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Ashurbanipal
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