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The Doom of Sargon II

Oldest Stories by James Bleckley

Mar 25, 202600:34:19Society & Culture

This episode examines the final major campaign of Sargon II of Assyria (reigned 722–705 BCE) and the long conflict with the Chaldean ruler Marduk-apla-iddina II (Merodach-Baladan) for control of Babylonia. Early in Sargo...

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The Doom of Sargon II is an episode from Oldest Stories by James Bleckley. This episode examines the final major campaign of Sargon II of Assyria (reigned 722–705 BCE) and the long conflict with the Chaldean ruler Marduk-apla-iddina II (Mer...

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