“No harvest was reaped”: demographic and climatic factors in the decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
@article{Schneider2014NoHW, title={“No harvest was reaped”: demographic and climatic factors in the decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire}, author={Adam W. Schneider and S. Adalı}, journal={Climatic Change}, year={2014}, volume={127}, pages={435-446} }
In the 9th century BC, Assyrians based in northern Iraq started a relentless process of expansion that within two centuries would see them controlling most of the ancient Near East. Traditional explanations for the decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 7th century BC have emphasized the role of military conflict, and especially the destruction of the Assyrian capital, Nineveh, by a coalition of Babylonian and Median forces in 612 BC. However, it remains unclear how the Assyrian state, the… CONTINUE READING
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