Assyrian History Class #6_ The reign of King Sennacherib

Assyrian History Class: Taught by Robert DeKelaita

In this section of the Assyrian History Class: #6 "The reign of King Sennacherib"

Topics that will be covered in this class are:

• The wars of Sennacherib
• The hanging gardens of Nineveh
• The protector of the weak or the ‘wicked king’?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction to the Middle Assyrian Empire

3:56 - The misunderstanding of history and politics

10:02 - Rebellion against Assyrian rule and its effects

24:08 - Egypt/Kush relations with Assyria and Kush’s conquest

29:34 - What sources tell us about Sennacherib

34:14 - Sennacherib’s innovations/creations

39:50 - Sennacherib’s family: wife, sons, father

Though scriptural records and subsequent Western sources portray Sennacherib as a villain, written and archeological sources describe him as an expert engineer who built the ‘gardens of Nineveh’ (erroneously known as the Gardens of Babylon and attributed to Nebuchadnezzar), initiated magnificent aqueducts in Assyria that survive to this day, and referred to himself as ‘the protector of the weak.’