The people were soldiers and little else (even the sailor belonged to the state), hence the sudden collapse of Assyria when drained of its fighting population in the age of Assur-bani-pal.
Hence the sudden collapse of Assyria when drained of its fighting population in the age of Assur-bani-pal. The people were soldiers and little else; even the sailor belonged to the state.
The people were soldiers and little else; even the sailor belonged to the state. Hence the sudden collapse of Assyria when drained of its fighting population in the age of Assur-bani-pal.
The people were soldiers and little else; even the sailor belonged to the state. Hence the sudden collapse of Assyria when drained of its fighting population in the age of Assur-bani-pal.