Sargon II

Shalmaneser V who reigned between 727-722 BCE, had had enough of the troublesome, annoying acts of Israel where they were bouncing between Assyria and Egypt lobbying them against one another. After three years of battle Shalmaneser would finally conquered Samaria and began to deport the population of Israel. King Sargon II (Shalmaneser’s replacement), the great Neo-Assyrian leader between 722-705 BCE and his son Sennacherib, both would play pivotal roles in invading both Israel and Judah, experiencing very different results however. With the ten tribes that he had exiled, Sargon dispersed them across the land of Israel. “And the King of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the people of Israel.” (2 Kings 17:24). These tribes however were lost somewhere in history and have no record of indication of what had happened to them. This part in the bible is up for question by historians because of time differences that were lost in translation. It was a great deal of both King Shalmaneser and King Sargon II that played into the complete invasion and conquering of Israel. When King Sargon II passed away, his son Sennacherib who was very green and unproved, would be taking the throne with many problems to address. After many different situations of troubles in during the 800-700 BCE time period, Sennacherib would take his massive forces to invade Judah in a retaliation scheme to overthrow their…

Scribes—works for everyone— to Artisans—crafts people who made the goods for the higher class— to Farmers/ Laborers ending with slaves—from war or poverty—. The citizens of Egypt believe that families are important having the children go to school early and treating men and woman equally. Even marriages were more of an agreement and word of mouth then a legal arrangement. Next is the leadership of Mesopotamia, one of the most important leaders of Mesopotamia is Sargon known as Sargon the…

The first part of the book deals with Ebla and the Early Dynastic (ED) period in Mesopotamia. At this time period they saw the first empires in the ancient Near East, and Ebla was usefully founded between coastal Syria and northern Mesopotamian cities. Exploiting on this location, rulers of Ebla created pacts with neighboring towns and placed tariffs on goods arriving to the city. Many of the extravagant goods were meant for the royal household; Podany describes the contents and effects of a…

The bond was transitioned between the world of the godlike and the early empire. The success of the region the king ruled determined how profound his connection was with his god. It also showed how pleased the god was with his rule. A king that possessed the ability to expand his empire and was prosperous in doing so, showed that the gods chose him. Despite defying the rule of Sargon of Akkad and his dynasty, he was still a mythological character due to his fruitful military defeats and the…

In Sippar, Mesopotamia, there laid a temple of the sun god, Shamash. Within the courtyard of this temple, there stood a six-foot six-inch piece of Royal Art. On display for the generations of that era, and many eras after, many are able to awe in the narration of a victorious event. This art displays the triumph of Naram-Sin, and his Military, conquering the Lullabi people of Zargos mountains; habitants of Eastern Mesopotamia. In r. 2254-2218 BCE, Naram-Sin was inspired to leave an imprint of…

room of the Northwest Palace of King Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud, Iraq, presents a shallowly carved, highly detailed figure, probably representing the king, on a large slab of gypseous limestone accompanying lines of inscribed cuneiform, resembling an orthostat. The most remarkable aspect of this low relief is how the artist utilized common techniques of Assyrian art to create…

Egypt was expanded to Syria, Nubia, and farther south to the Fourth Cataract drastically improving Egyptian influence, lessening its chances of being attacked. Under Thutmose I, Egypt became the first empire to command western Asia. Not only was Egypt expanding and gaining prosperity, but it was also able to attain peace with other countries who did not dare invade. With the open of the New Kingdom and the defeat of the Hyksos, however, came a new array of enemies, one of which was the Hittites.…

Hitchcock’s Psycho, from ‘Inside Norman Bates’ and ‘The World Inside Its Image’ The benchmark of horror films could easily be Hitchcock’s most revered work ‘Psycho’ (1960). The black and white filmscape does not downplay the crimson colour of blood spiralling down the plughole after Marion’s fatal stabbing, nor the shock of Norman’s mothers sunken eye sockets. It’s 2015 and this is the first time I have properly been introduced to the film however as a testament to its making I had nightmares…

Among our most intrinsic human characteristics, we strive to express ourselves both creatively and socially. Combining these two traits creates an artistic interaction between an audience and a medium. Cinema, arguably the most visually astounding form of art, not only stimulates visually, but subjects viewers to haptic and acoustic experiences as well. The film scholar, Thomas Elsaesser, makes various points in his book “Film Theory” describing several ways in which we can experience the film…

Xenophon acquired a “taste for war and a distaste for democracy.” His hatred for Athens lead him to the next logical step: to leave Athens at all costs, even going so far as to venture outside of Greece to join Cyrus—Darius’ second son and thereby the second in line for his throne—and his army in their attempts to secure Cyrus’ kingship in Persia over his brother, the reigning king Artaxerxes II. In contrast to his decidedly negative experience amongst Athenian Greeks, Xenophon enjoyed an…