AHIS150 Lecture 8: Ahis150-Lec-8
28 Aug 2018
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The iron age 2b: the assyrians, the eighth century prophets and the fall of israel. * sources: chronicles, royal annals, eponym lists, assurbanipals library, palace reliefs. * power: standing army, provincial conscriptions, highly trained cavalry and chariots, siege techniques, psychological warfare, cruelty. * themes: focus on king as ruler and priest of assur, structure of court, army, landed elites, eunuchs, common campaigning (to repress readers mostly along tigeris, offensive campaigning for booty, power over great areas, provinces, vassal states, partners. * invitation to accept terms, pay tribute, support the military, siege warfare assyrian style, punitive action against rebels, mass deportation of population and relocation of foreign population in conquered territory. * the fear of assyria; policy of massive deportation(galilee, samaria, philistine plain, western foothills of jerusalem), impaling rebels outside the city walls. * important kings of the neo assyrian empire:
