A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . King Asshuk-nacir-pal(Relief from Nhnrud, British Jfuseum) 42 EARLIEST GROUP OF NATIONS. Summit of Assyrian Power. — The reign of Sennacherib (705-681 ) was an eventful one. He was obliged to raise thesiege of Jerusalem, which was held by Hezekiah, and was pre-vented from attacking his helper, Tirhaka, king of Egypt. He destroyed thecity of Babylon,which Avas rebuiltby this mon-arch, Assyria ar-rived at the sum-mit of its of his achieve-ments was the al-most completesubjugation of thePhoenicia
A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . King Asshuk-nacir-pal(Relief from Nhnrud, British Jfuseum) 42 EARLIEST GROUP OF NATIONS. Summit of Assyrian Power. — The reign of Sennacherib (705-681 ) was an eventful one. He was obliged to raise thesiege of Jerusalem, which was held by Hezekiah, and was pre-vented from attacking his helper, Tirhaka, king of Egypt. He destroyed thecity of Babylon,which Avas rebuiltby this mon-arch, Assyria ar-rived at the sum-mit of its of his achieve-ments was the al-most completesubjugation of thePhoenician i cl o n was de-stroyed. In thenext reign Tyre was taken, and its trade was largely trans-ferred to Carchemish. The other principal achievement of thismonarch was the conquest of Egypt. He marched into thatcountry, took possession of Memphis and Thebes, and placedgovernors, or native rulers, over different parts of the 668 he was succeeded by his son, Assurbanijml. Gyges,king of Lydia, of his own accord sent him tribute. But in652 Gyges joined in an insurrection of subject this struggle, Egypt was lost to Assyri
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