Sennacherib

one of the seven wonders of ancient world

Sennacherib ( or , meaning "Sîn has replaced the brothers") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 705BC until his assassination in 681BC. The second king of the Sargonid dynasty, Sennacherib is one of the most famous Assyrian kings for the role he plays in the Hebrew Bible, which describes his campaign in the Levant. Other events of his reign include his destruction of the city of Babylon in 689BC and his renovation and expansion of the last great Assyrian capital, Nineveh.

main figure in an ancient Aramaic story

Records of the Assyrian king Sennacherib

Sarepta (near modern Sarafand, Lebanon) was a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast between Sidon and Tyre, also known biblically as Zarephath. It became a bishopric, which faded, and remains a double (Latin and Maronite) Catholic titular see.

siege

siege

Assyrian palace reliefs

thumb|Jerwan Aqueducts Jerwan is a locality north of Mosul in the Nineveh Province of Iraq. The site is clear of vegetation and is sparsely settled.

ancient battle

ancient military conflict

ancient battle

Second Book of Chronicles, chapter 32

693 BC battle

2 Kings, chapter 19

Rabsaris ( raḇ-sārīs), possibly means "Chief of officers", (Akkadian: 𒇽𒃲𒊕 rab ša-rēši [LÚ.GAL.SAG]) is the name or title of two individuals mentioned in the Bible.

tablet inscription of the reign of Sennacherib