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Sennacherib

Destroyer of Babylon

CivilizationAssyrian
Century7th c. BC
PeriodNeo-Assyrian
RoleKing
DeathAssassinated
LegacyMilitary

Sennacherib was an Assyrian king active in the 7th c. BC during the Neo-Assyrian period. Was assassinated.

Historical Note

Razed Babylon to the ground; besieged Jerusalem (700 BC) but withdrew. Murdered by his own sons in the temple.

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