Babylonian Empire Flashcards
Nabopolassar
626-605, probably Chaldean. First King of New Babylonian empire. established a treaty with the Median King to fight Assyrians- went by Balikh in the Euphrates and Assyrian Arrapha on the tigris
Cyaxares
Median King, treaty with Nabopolassar
Fall of Ninevah
Medes and Babylonians took Ninevah from the Assyrians
Why it was easy to take over Assyrian Empire
Chaldeans and Arameans were used to conflict, the rich and most went with the flow- life didn’t change that much with the rulers
Nebuchadnezzar II
604-562- Nebopolassar’s son, defeated Egyptians in Syria
(8/9 campaigns targeted these egyptians)
Seized Jerusalem (598)
huge deportation policy, only have annals for first 2 decades of his reign
Siege of Tyre
lasts 13 years, in reign of Nebuchadnezzar II
2 versions of Talmut
one is Jewish
Nabonidus
558-539, Stela of Nabonidus with the moon
last king of babylonian empire before Persians capture it
cult of Moon god
moved to middle of Arabian Desert (Teima) for 10 yrs.
son took over for him
Bel-Ashur-usur
Nabonidus’ son, took over for him, Belshazzar in the bible
Fall of Babylon -539
cyrus the Great (II) conquers Babylon, claims to take over after Assurbanipal or Nebuchadnezzar II
the people want him after Nabonidus, and there’s not much economic change but Babylon is a huge culture, now technically controlled by the Persians**