The King Who Besieged Jerusalem
Sennacherib's reign was marked by both military conquest and architectural grandeur. We've stood before the Taylor Prism in the British Museum, which records his campaigns, and visited the ruins of Nineveh, where he built his magnificent palace. This map traces his most famous military campaign - the siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC, when Hezekiah prayed for deliverance and the Assyrian army mysteriously retreated. Sennacherib's forces had already destroyed Lachish, as depicted in the famous reliefs at the British Museum. For travelers in Israel and Iraq, this map connects the biblical account in 2 Kings 18–19 with the archaeological evidence of Assyria's power.
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