The Rise of Assyria & the Fall of Egypt
A History of Mankind (43)
(This post is a sequel to this earlier post. The latest post that discussed Assyria is here. To see all older posts in a list arranged by subject, click here)
Assyria, long a contender for the role of major power in the Fertile Crescent, benefitted the most from the Sea Peoples' depredations. Old, dangerous foes were replaced by weaker statelets, unprote…
