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Event war Middle East

Neo-Babylonian Conquests

612 BCE – 562 BCE

After helping destroy the Assyrian Empire, Nebuchadnezzar II expanded Babylon into the dominant Near Eastern power.

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Neo-Babylonian Conquests

612 BCE – 562 BCE

After helping destroy the Assyrian Empire, Nebuchadnezzar II expanded Babylon into the dominant Near Eastern power. He conquered Judah, destroyed Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem (586 BC), and deported the Jewish elite in the famous Babylonian Captivity.

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