Sardanapalus

comedy by Aristophanes

painting by Eugène Delacroix in the Louvre

thumb|right|300px|Eugène Delacroix. [[The Death of Sardanapalus. Oil on canvas. 12 ft 1 in x 16 ft 3 in. Louvre.]] thumbnail|Lantern slide given the title "Sardanapalus" by [[William Henry Goodyear. Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection]] According to the Greek writer Ctesias, Sardanapalus ( ; ), sometimes spelled Sardanapallus (), was the last king of Assyria, although in fact Aššur-uballiṭ II (612–605 BC) holds that distinction.

Hellenistic-Roman Neo Attic sculpture-type of the god Dionysus

1962 film by Silvio Amadio

tragedy by Lord Byron