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Sargonid Assyrian Conquests

745 BCE – 631 BCE

Tiglath-Pileser III more than doubled Assyria's size. Sargon II destroyed the Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC, deporting its population.

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Sargonid Assyrian Conquests

745 BCE – 631 BCE

Tiglath-Pileser III more than doubled Assyria's size. Sargon II destroyed the Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC, deporting its population. Esarhaddon conquered Egypt, creating the largest empire the world had yet seen.

Standing in 745 BCE

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Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Greek city-states Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 300 BCE Celts Polity · Europe Founded 1200 BCE · attested to 100 BCE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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756 BCE Trebizond 750 BCE Meroe 750 BCE Biskupin 747 BCE Kushite Conquest of Egypt 743 BCE Messenian Wars 720 BCE Cimmerian & Scythian Invasions