CHAPTER IV

FOUR GENERATIONS OF ASSYRIAN GREATNESS (722-626 B.C.) 397

Sennacherib, 403. Esarhaddon and Asshurbanapal, 416. Esarhaddon’s reign, 419. Asshurbanapal’s early years, 425. The Brothers’ War, 431. The last wars of Asshurbanapal, 434.

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF ASSYRIA (626-606 B.C.) 438

Last years and fall of the Assyrian Empire, 440.