Assyrian forces
E831707
Assyrian forces were the military troops of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, renowned for their discipline, siege warfare, and brutality, and ultimately defeated in the late 7th century BCE.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assyrian army | 3 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military forces ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
7th century BCE
ⓘ
8th century BCE ⓘ 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalBasedAt |
Dur-Sharrukin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Assyrian king
ⓘ
military governors ⓘ royal officials ⓘ |
| country | Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Babylonian forces
ⓘ
Median forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Assyrian royal inscriptions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Babylonian chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ palace reliefs ⓘ |
| finalDefeatEvent | Fall of Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDefeatYear | 612 BCE ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced military organization
ⓘ
discipline ⓘ mass deportations ⓘ military brutality ⓘ professional standing army ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ use of cavalry ⓘ use of chariots ⓘ use of iron weapons ⓘ |
| lastStrongholdFallYear | 609 BCE ⓘ |
| lastStrongholdFell | Harran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Assyrian heartland
ⓘ
subject peoples ⓘ vassal states ⓘ |
| supportedRuler |
Ashurbanipal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Esarhaddon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiglath-Pileser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial expansion
ⓘ
suppression of revolts ⓘ territorial conquest ⓘ tribute collection enforcement ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Aramaic ⓘ |
| usedLogistics |
relay stations
ⓘ
royal road system ⓘ supply depots ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
deportation of populations
ⓘ
flaying of enemies ⓘ impalement as terror tactic ⓘ mass executions ⓘ relief armies to support sieges ⓘ scorched earth ⓘ siege ramps ⓘ undermining city walls ⓘ |
| usedUnitType |
archers
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ chariotry ⓘ engineers ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
battering rams
ⓘ
bows and arrows ⓘ iron swords ⓘ shields ⓘ siege engines ⓘ siege towers ⓘ slings ⓘ spears ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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Assyrian army
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Assyrian army