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Conquest of Lachish Depicted on Relief of Sennacherib
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This relief, from Sennacherib’s palace in Nineveh, shows Sennacherib’s army attacking Lachish (an event alluded to in 2 Kings 18:14 and 17). Sennacherib is sitting on his throne outside the city…

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Nineveh, Assyria (Mosul, Iraq)

Date:

700–681 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, War, Monarchy, Violence, Exile

Categories:

Sculpture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Relief of rows of archers and soldiers with shields and spears.
Prisoners, Naked and Bound, in Embossed Relief
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Prisoners, naked and bound, in embossed relief, Assyria, Iron Age II, 9th century BCE. These prisoners, from a city in Syria, were conquered by the army of Shalmaneser III, King of Assyria (reigned…

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Callah, Assyria (Mosul, Iraq)

Date:

Iron Age II, 9th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, War, Exile

Categories:

Sculpture, Architecture
Relief of many figures in a row, some of whom are naked with hands tied behind their backs.

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