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The Byzantine Empire in the early Seventh Century suffered a series of disastrous setbacks at the hands of the Sassanid Persians. Under the Emperor Heraclius the Byzantine Army reorganized its tactics and strategy to inflict a series of crushing defeats on the Sassanids that cul…

When Assyrian king Sennacherib of Nineveh ascended the throne (704-681 BC) and acquired control over the ancient Near East, he built his “Palace Without a Rival” and decorated its walls with carved relief panels showcasing his engineering projects, processions, and battles with …