jan 1, 701 BC - Sennacherib's third campaign Destruction of Lachish Siege of Jerusalem
Description:
Sennacherib destroyed major Judean towns like Lachish and besieged Jerusalem. See 2 Kings 18.These photos are from the Lachish Reliefs exhibit in the British Museum.
The cuneiform text in the second photo says, "Sennacherib, King of the world, King of Assyria, on a throne he sat and the booty of Lachish passed before him."
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Date:
jan 1, 701 BC
Now
~ 2728 years ago