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THE ASSYRIAN REVIVAL AND THE STRUGGLE FOR SYRIA

ASSUR-NAZIR-PAL (885-860 B.C.) AND SHALMANESER III. (860-825 B.C.)—­THE KINGDOM OF URARTU AND ITS CONQUERING PRINCES:  MENUAS AND ARGISTIS.

The line of Assyrian kings after Assurirba, and the Babylonian dynasties:  the war between Ramman-nirari III. and Shamash-mudammiq; his victories over Babylon; Tukulti-ninip II. (890-885 B.C.)—­The empire at the accession of Assur-nazir-pal:  the Assyrian army and the progress of military tactics; cavalry, military engines; the condition of Assyria’s neighbours, methods of Assyrian conquest.

The first campaigns of Assur-nazir-pal in Nairi and on the Khabur (885-882 B.C.):  Zamua reduced to an Assyrian province (881 B.C.)—­The fourth campaign in Nairi and the war on the Euphrates (880 B.C.); the first conquest of BU-Adini—­Northern Syria at the opening of the IXth century:  its civilisation, arts, army, and religion—­The submission of the Hittite states and of the Patina:  the Assyrians reach the Mediterranean.

The empire after the wars of Assur-nazir-pal—­Building of the palace at Calah:  Assyrian architecture and sculpture in the IXth century—­The tunnel of Negub and the palace of Balawat—­The last years of Assur-nazir-pal:  His campaign of the year 867 in Nairi—­The death of Assur-nazir-pal (860 B.C.); his character.

Shalmaneser III. (860-825 B.C.):  the state of the empire at his accession—­Urartu:  its physical features, races, towns, temples, its deities—­Shalmaneser’s first campaign in Urartu:  he penetrates as far as Lake Van (860 B.C.)—­The conquest of Bit-Adini and of Nairi (859-855 B.C.)

The attack on Damascus:  the battle of Qarqar (854 B.C.) and the war against Babylon (852-851 B.C.)—­The alliance between Judah and Israel, the death of Ahab (853 B.C.); Damascus successfully resists the attacks of Assyria (849-846 B.C.)—­Moab delivered from Israel, Mesha; the death of Ben-hadad (Adadidri) and the accession of Hazael; the fall of the house of Omri-Jehu (843 B.C.)—­The defeat of Hazael and the homage of Jehu (842-839 B.C.).  Wars in Cilicia and in Namri (838-835 B.c.):  the last battles of Shalmaneser III.; his building works, the revolt of Assur-dain-pal—­Samsi-ramman IV. (825-812 B.C.), his first three expeditions, his campaigns against Babylon—­Bammdn-nirdri IV, (812-783 B.C.)—­Jehu, Athaliah, Joash:  the supremacy of Hazael over Israel and Judah—­Victory of Bammdn-nirdri over Mari, and the submission of all Syria to the Assyrians (803 B.C.).

The growth of Urartu:  the conquests of Menuas and Argistis I., their victories over Assyria—­Shalmaneser IV. (783-772 B.C.)—­Assurdan III. (772-754 B.C.)—­Assur-niruri III. (754-745 B.C.)—­The downfall of Assyria and the triumph of Urartu.