. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . other, Arvad, showed symptoms ofdisafifection. Esarhaddon,from lack of a sufficient fleet,had never been able to sub-due the former, but he hadinterrupted the communica-tions of the island with themainland, and the blockade,which was constantly in-creasing in strictness, hadalready lasted for four receipt of the news fromEgypt, Baal reahsed thatfurther resistance was hope-less ; he therefore dehveredup to the victor his heir-apparent, Yahl-melek, and one ofhis daughters, together with other hostages, besides silver,gold, and
. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . other, Arvad, showed symptoms ofdisafifection. Esarhaddon,from lack of a sufficient fleet,had never been able to sub-due the former, but he hadinterrupted the communica-tions of the island with themainland, and the blockade,which was constantly in-creasing in strictness, hadalready lasted for four receipt of the news fromEgypt, Baal reahsed thatfurther resistance was hope-less ; he therefore dehveredup to the victor his heir-apparent, Yahl-melek, and one ofhis daughters, together with other hostages, besides silver,gold, and wood, and intreated for pardon. Assur-bani-palleft him in possession of his kingdom on condition of pay-ing the regular tribute, but Yaklnlu, the King of Arvad,met with harsher treatment. In vain did he give up hissons, his daughters, and all his treasures; his intractabilityhad worn out the patience of his suzerain: he was carriedaway captive to Nineveh, and replaced by Azibaal, his eldest Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a bas-relief in the British PS^VMMETICHUS. 176 THE POWER OP ASSYRIA AT ITS ZENITH son. Two chiefs of the Taurus—Mugallu of Tabal, whohad given trouble to Esarhaddon in the last years of hislife, and Sanda-sarmd of Cilicia—purchased immunity fromthe punishment due for various acts of brigandage, by giftsof horses, and by handing over each of them a daughter,richly dowered, to the harem of the king at Nineveh. Butthese were incidents of slight moment, and their veryinsignificance proves how completely resigned to foreigndomination the nations of the Mediterranean coast hadnow become. Vassal kings, princes, cities, peasants of theplain or shepherds of the mountains, all who were subjectdirectly or indirectly to Assyria, had almost ceased toimagine that a change of sovereign afforded them anychance of regaining their independence. They no longerconsidered themselves the subjects of a conqueror whosedeath might free them from allegiance ; they realised th
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