Restoring the empire: Sargon’s campaign to the west in 720/19 BCE
In the winter of 722/21 BCE, Sargon II usurped the throne in Assyria and threw the empire into upheaval. Recent additions to the corpus of Sargon’s texts relating to the West point to the seriousness of the situation he faced. Only in his second year (720/19) was he able to undertake foreign militar...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Israel exploration journal
Year: 2017, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-167 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sargon II Assyria, King
/ Assyria
/ Military campaign
/ Empire
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament |