The city of Ashur was besieged and destroyed by the Medes in 614 B.C.
Sources
- Saving Iraq's Treasures (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.livius.org/articles/people/medes/ (livius.org)
- https://www.livius.org/sources/content/mesopotamian-chronicles-content/abc-3-fall-of-nineveh-chronicle/ (livius.org)
- https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nimrud/ancientkalhu/thepeople/ashur/index.html (oracc.museum.upenn.edu)
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