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Impaled Corpses at Lachish
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Impaled corpses at Lachish, detail from Assyrian relief in the Nineveh palace of Sennacherib (reigned 705–681 BCE), depicting the conquest of Lachish in 701 BCE. For the full relief see Conquest of…

Places:

Nineveh, Assyria (Mosul, Iraq)

Date:

Iron Age II, 7th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Death, War, Violence

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture
Relief of two people impaling three people.
Assyrian Soldier Slaying a Captive
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Soldier slaying captive, Khorsabad, late eighth century BCE. The captive is probably a Samarian seized during Sargon’s conquest of the city. From a relief in the palace of Sargon at Dur-Sharrukin…

Places:

Dur-Sharrukin, Assyria (Khorsabad, Iraq)

Date:

Late 9th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, War, Violence, Death, Military

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Sculpture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Drawing of soldier holding shield and wearing helmet killing naked man with two archers standing to the side.