ASSYRIANSASSYRIANS

THE MOST HATED PEOPLE OF THE MOST HATED PEOPLE OF THE ANCIENT WORLDTHE ANCIENT WORLD

ASSYRIANSASSYRIANS

ASSYRIAN GODSASSYRIAN GODS• ASSUR-------------KING OF ALL GODSASSUR-------------KING OF ALL GODS PATRON OF CITY OF ASSURPATRON OF CITY OF ASSUR• ANU----------------GOD OF HEAVENANU----------------GOD OF HEAVEN• EA------------------KING OF THE SEAEA------------------KING OF THE SEA• SIN-----------------MOON GODSIN-----------------MOON GOD• SHAMESH-------SUN GODSHAMESH-------SUN GOD• ISHTAR-----------LOVE AND WARRIORISHTAR-----------LOVE AND WARRIOR GODDESSGODDESS• MERODACH----LORD OF BABYLONMERODACH----LORD OF BABYLON

CAPITAL CITIESCAPITAL CITIES

• ASSUR FIRST ORIGINAL CAPITALASSUR FIRST ORIGINAL CAPITAL

• NINEVEH LATER CAPITALNINEVEH LATER CAPITAL

NIMRUD(KALHU)NIMRUD(KALHU)

MIDDLE ASSYRIAN MIDDLE ASSYRIAN PROVINCIAL CAPITALPROVINCIAL CAPITAL

ASSYRIAN GOVERNMENTASSYRIAN GOVERNMENT

DESIGNED FOR CONTROL OF DESIGNED FOR CONTROL OF CONQUERORED TERRITORIESCONQUERORED TERRITORIES

GREAT KINGSGREAT KINGS

• TIGLATH PILASER III(FOUNDER OF TIGLATH PILASER III(FOUNDER OF ASSYRIAN ARMY)ASSYRIAN ARMY)

• ASSURBANIPHAL(BUILT ROYAL ASSURBANIPHAL(BUILT ROYAL LIBRARY AT NINEVEH)LIBRARY AT NINEVEH)

• SENNACHERIB(ATTACKED SENNACHERIB(ATTACKED JERUSALEM, GREAT CONQUEROR)JERUSALEM, GREAT CONQUEROR)

KINGKINGROYAL ADVISORSROYAL ADVISORS

1.COMMANDER -IN-CHIEF1.COMMANDER -IN-CHIEF2.CHIEF CUP BEARER2.CHIEF CUP BEARER3.PALACE HERALD3.PALACE HERALD4.SUPERINTEDENT4.SUPERINTEDENT5.GREAT CHANCELLOR5.GREAT CHANCELLOR

PROVINCE GOVERNORSPROVINCE GOVERNORSDISTRICT CHIEFSDISTRICT CHIEFS

TOWN MAYORSTOWN MAYORSTOWN COUNCIL OF ELDERSTOWN COUNCIL OF ELDERS

PEOPLEPEOPLEFEAR AND REWARDS HELD THE PEOPLE IN PLACEFEAR AND REWARDS HELD THE PEOPLE IN PLACE

ASSYRIAN LAWASSYRIAN LAW• ADOPTED SOME OF THE CODE OF HAMMURABIADOPTED SOME OF THE CODE OF HAMMURABI• LAW OF RETALIATIONLAW OF RETALIATION• WORST CRIMESWORST CRIMES 1. VICE1. VICE 2. ABORTION2. ABORTION• WOMEN WERE PROPERTYWOMEN WERE PROPERTY• RIGHT OF DIVORCE PLACED ONLY IN THE HANDS RIGHT OF DIVORCE PLACED ONLY IN THE HANDS

OF THE MANOF THE MAN• MEN ALLOWED AS MANY WIVES AS HE WANTEDMEN ALLOWED AS MANY WIVES AS HE WANTED• WOMEN FORBIDDEN TO APPEAR IN PUBLIC WITH WOMEN FORBIDDEN TO APPEAR IN PUBLIC WITH

THEIR FACES BARETHEIR FACES BARE

ASSYRIAN WARFAREASSYRIAN WARFARE• USED IRONUSED IRON• TRAINED ARMYTRAINED ARMY• USED CAVALRY, INFANTRY, USED CAVALRY, INFANTRY,

CHARIOTSCHARIOTS• HAD SIEGE EQUIPMENTHAD SIEGE EQUIPMENT• BUILT ROADS AND FOOD STORAGE BUILT ROADS AND FOOD STORAGE

BUILDINGS TO AID IN WARBUILDINGS TO AID IN WAR• USED TERRORISM (MOST HATED USED TERRORISM (MOST HATED

PEOPLE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD PEOPLE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

NINEVEHNINEVEH

THE CAPITAL OF THE THE CAPITAL OF THE ASSYRIANSASSYRIANS

PRISM OF PRISM OF SENNACHERIBSENNACHERIB

FALL OF NINEVEHFALL OF NINEVEH

EVERY COUNTRY ROSE UP AND EVERY COUNTRY ROSE UP AND SENT AN ARMY TO DESTROY SENT AN ARMY TO DESTROY

NINEVEH(TOOK 3 YEARS)NINEVEH(TOOK 3 YEARS)

ASSYRIAN CONTRIBUTIONSASSYRIAN CONTRIBUTIONS

• MILITARY TACTICSMILITARY TACTICS• MILITARY EQUIPMENTMILITARY EQUIPMENT• GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY

ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION• USE OF TERRORISM AS A WEAPONUSE OF TERRORISM AS A WEAPON