Ancient era · 701 BCE

Assyrian siege of Jerusalem

The Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (c. 701 BC) was an aborted siege of Jerusalem, then capital of the Kingdom of Judah, carried out by Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The siege concluded Sennacharib's campaign in the Levant, in which he attacked the fortified cities and devastated the countryside of Judah in a campaign of subjugation. Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem, but did not capture it.

When: 701 BCE
Where: Jerusalem
Era: Ancient

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Israel1,457 BCE – today

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