Knowra Sennacherib Sennacherib Sennacherib was king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 705 to 681 BCE. He expanded Nineveh and campaigned across the Levant, including against the kingdom of Judah.
Siege of Lachish : An Assyrian siege of the Judean city of Lachish in 701 BCE, depicted in palace reliefs at Nineveh. Its reliefs record Sennacherib’s campaign against Judah in exceptional visual detail.
Neo-Assyrian Empire : An empire centered in northern Mesopotamia that dominated much of the Near East from the tenth to seventh centuries BCE. Sennacherib ruled this empire and drew on its military and administrative institutions.
Sargon II : King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 722 to 705 BCE and Sennacherib’s father. Sennacherib succeeded his father after Sargon II died during a campaign.
Hezekiah : King of Judah in the late eighth and early seventh centuries BCE, known for resisting Assyrian power. Hezekiah led Judah during Sennacherib’s 701 BCE campaign.
Nineveh : An ancient Mesopotamian city on the Tigris that became the Neo-Assyrian Empire’s principal capital. Sennacherib transformed it with palaces, walls, gardens, and waterworks.
Assyrian siege of Jerusalem : Sennacherib’s 701 BCE campaign against Jerusalem, described in Assyrian and biblical accounts. The siege’s outcome is presented differently in Assyrian and biblical sources.
Assyrian army : The military forces of Assyria, known for organized infantry, cavalry, siegecraft, and provincial logistics. Its siege expertise enabled Sennacherib’s campaigns against fortified cities.
Nimrud : An ancient Assyrian city, also known as Kalhu, that served as an imperial capital. It was among the major Assyrian centers before Sennacherib made Nineveh his principal capital.
Marduk-apla-iddina II : A Babylonian ruler who repeatedly opposed Assyrian control in the late eighth century BCE. Sennacherib campaigned against him during the early years of his reign.
Southwest Palace of Sennacherib : Sennacherib’s royal palace at Nineveh, decorated with extensive carved stone reliefs. Its reliefs and inscriptions preserve a monumental image of his kingship.
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