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912 BCE - 891 BCEReign of Adad Nirari II who revitalizes kingdom and secures borders.
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912 BCE - 612 BCEReign of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Near East.
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900 BCE - 800 BCESurviving sphinxes from the Assyrian civilization, usually placed as guards outside palaces.
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884 BCE - 859 BCERule of king Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria who moves capital from Ashur to Kalhu (Caleh).
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853 BCEBabylonian kings depend on Assyrian military support.
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824 BCE - 811 BCEReign of King Shamshi Adad V under whose reign civil war erupts.
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745 BCE - 727 BCEReign of Tiglath Pileser III who restructures government and military and expands empire.
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729 BCEBabylon is occupied by Assyrians.
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727 BCE - 722 BCEReign of Shalmaneser V.
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722 BCE - 705 BCEPeak of the Assyrian empire under the reign of Sargon II.
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722 BCEIsrael is conquered by Assyria.
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705 BCESennacherib moves capital from Dur-Sharrukin to Nineveh.
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705 BCE - 681 BCEReign of king Sennacherib of Assyria.
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701 BCEKing Sennacherib of Assyria sacks the city of Lachish in Judah but fails to take the capital Jerusalem.
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681 BCE - 669 BCEReign of Esarhaddon who expands the empire.
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c. 676 BCEScythians and Mannaens attack Assyria.
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671 BCESecond Egyptian Campaign, Assyrian army successfully captures Memphis and conquers Egypt.
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671 BCEEgypt is conquered by Assyria.
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668 BCE - 627 BCEReign of Ashurbanipal, the last great king of Assyria.
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668 BCEAshurbanipal succeeds his father as King of the Assyrian Empire.
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653 BCEEgypt expels Assyrians.
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648 BCEWar between Assyria and the Elamites.
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627 BCERevolts break out following the death of Ashurbanipal, empire begins to fail.
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627 BCEDeath of King Ashurbanipal.
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612 BCEThe great Assyrian cities of Ashur, Kalhu, and Nineveh are sacked and burned by the Medes, Babylonians, and Persian forces.
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612 BCEDownfall of the Assyrian empire.
