Among those paying him tribute during his reign was Hezekiah, King of Judah.
Among those paying him tribute during his reign was Hezekiah, King of Judah. When this man was assasinated by his own sons, Esarhaddon ascended to the throne. His most savage military reprisal was sparked by the revolt of the Chaldean prince Merodach-baladan, and by 689 Babylon had been reduced to rubble. His time on the throne was also notable for the rebuilding and enlargement of Nineveh, which was henceforth the Assyrian capital and a city of legendary magnificence. FTP, identify this successor to Sargon II and king of Assyria from 705 to 681 BC, whose cohorts came down like a wolf on a fold in a famous poem by Byron about the destruction he wrought.
Among those paying him tribute during his reign was Hezekiah, King of Judah.
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