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Assyria was a very ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia. Today that would be in northern [[Iraq]].
'''Assyria''' was a very ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia. Today that would be in northern [[Iraq]].
It was dependent on [[Babylonia]] for a while, but rose to become an independent state in the 14th century B.C. Beginning with the 12th century it declined, only to reemerge as a kingdom again in the 8th century B.C. Under a sequence of powerful Assyrian kings of Tiglath-pileser III, Sargon II, Sennacherib and Esarhaddon, Assyria controlled most of the Middle East from Egypt to the Persian Gulf.
It was dependent on [[Babylonia]] for a while, but rose to become an independent state in the 14th century B.C. Beginning with the 12th century it declined, only to reemerge as a kingdom again in the 8th century B.C. Under a sequence of powerful Assyrian kings of Tiglath-pileser III, Sargon II, Sennacherib and Esarhaddon, Assyria controlled most of the Middle East from Egypt to the Persian Gulf.
Ultimately, a Chaldean(Babylonian)-Median coalition destroyed the Assyrians in 612-609 B.C. at which time [[the Babylonians]] assumed prominence and became the next great Empire.
Ultimately, a Chaldean(Babylonian)-Median coalition destroyed the Assyrians in 612-609 B.C. at which time [[the Babylonians]] assumed prominence and became the next great Empire.
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[[Category:Ancient History]]