A recently discovered inscription of the Assyrian King Sargon II found at the ruins of the ancient city of Karkemish has been translated. The text implies that Sargon may have been planning to ...

In 'A New Historical Inscription of Sargon II from Karkemish,' published in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Gianni Marchesi translates a recently discovered inscription of the Assyrian King ...

Diplomacy and Warfare in the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Prof. Melville (Clarkson), a specialist in the Neo-Assyrian period, has written an excellent account of the many wars of Sargon II, which throws much ...

King Sargon II was a big fan of seeing his name around town—at least, ... Ruler of the Neo-Assyrian empire from 721-704 BCE, Sargon II oversaw huge portions of ancient Mesopotamia, ...

King Sargon II. Prof. Melville (Clarkson), a specialist in the Neo-Assyrian period, has written an excellent account of the many wars of Sargon II, which throws much new light on the king, the ...

The study, published in Oannes, highlights how Sargon II, king of Assyria, applied a military strategy in 714 B.C. against Urartian forces that mirrors Hannibal's tactics against Rome in 218 B.C. The ...

The ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, meaning "fortress of Sargon", has long held mysteries that puzzled historians and archaeologists. Located in modern-day Khorsabad, Iraq, this ancient Mesopotamian ...

The excavation of Sargon II's palace at Dur-Sharrukin uncovered treasures of Neo-Assyrian art and culture. However, teams digging elsewhere in the city of Dur-Sharrukin came up empty-handed.

In the eighth century B.C., Assyrian King Sargon II ruled over a wealthy and powerful empire that included much of today’s Middle East and inspired fear among its neighbors.

The most valuable item on its way back to Iraq is a limestone head of Assyrian King Sargon II that was part of a statue of him depicted as Lamassu, a winged bull. The statue dates to 713 B.C.