A late 19th Century portrait of Tiglath-Pileser II, was a prominent king of Assyria in the eighth century BCE who ruled from 745–727 BCE and introduced advanced civil, military, and political systems into the Neo-Assyrian Empire. He made sweeping changes to the Assyrian government, considerably improving its efficiency and security and created Assyria's first professional standing army.

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Size: 2964px × 5337px
Location: Assyria, Iraq
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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