Battle of Susa
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battle-of-susa-221-3991645
title:
Battle of Susa
text:
The Battle of Susa was a battle involving Assyrians and Elamites. The Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, had grown tired of the Elamites' attacks on the Mesopotamians, and he decided to destroy Susa as punishment. In 647 BC, the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal leveled the city during a war in which the people of Susa apparently participated on the other side. A tablet unearthed in 1854 by Austen Henry Layard in Nineveh reveals Ashurbanipal as an "avenger", seeking retribution for the humiliations the Elamit
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wiki
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description:
647 BCE military engagement between Assyria and Elam
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Susa
date created:
2007-08-14T09:59:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T04:13:28Z
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