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Assyrian Army


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Bowman in Sennacherib`s army. 8th to 7th century BC. (Museo Baracco, Rome).

Archers

Bowman in Sennacherib`s army. 8th to 7th century BC. (Museo Baracco, Rome)..

Assyrian cavalry charging. Relief in British Museum.

Cavalry

Assyrian cavalry charging. Relief in British Museum..
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Assyrian battering-ram. Attacking Hamath, Balawat palace gates. 9th century BC. (British Museum). Cf. Is. 37:13.

Battering-ram

Assyrian battering-ram. Attacking Hamath, Balawat palace gates. 9th century BC. (British Museum). Cf. Is. 37:13..

Typical soldiers of Assyria, Persia and Egypt

Soldier

Typical soldiers of Assyria, Persia and Egypt.

Assyrian soldier in chain mail

Armour

Assyrian soldier in chain mail.

Assyrian greave (leg armour)

Armour

Assyrian greave (leg armour).

Assyrian chain-mail

Armour

Assyrian chain-mail.

Assyrian axes

Ax

Assyrian axes.

Assyrian banners or standards

Banner

Assyrian banners or standards.

Assyrian banners

Banner

Assyrian banners.

Assyrians taking away treasures

Booty

Assyrians taking away treasures.

Assyrian warriors returning from battle

Booty

Assyrian warriors returning from battle.

Assyrian soldier with bow

Bow

Assyrian soldier with bow.

Assyrian bows and arrows

Bow

Assyrian bows and arrows.

Assyrian King putting out the eyes of a captive, holding others by a hook through their lips - cf 2Kings 25.7, Jer.39.6f, 52.10f, 2Chron.33.11, Ezek.19.4

Captive

Assyrian King putting out the eyes of a captive, holding others by a hook through their lips - cf 2Kings 25.7, Jer.39.6f, 52.10f, 2Chron.33.11, Ezek.19.4.

Assyrian with his foot on the neck of a prisoner - cf Josh.10.24, Ps.110.1, Is.60.14, 1Cor.15.26)

Captive

Assyrian with his foot on the neck of a prisoner - cf Josh.10.24, Ps.110.1, Is.60.14, 1Cor.15.26).

Captive Israelites before Sennacherib - cf 2Kings 18.13

Captive

Captive Israelites before Sennacherib - cf 2Kings 18.13.

Hooks through the lips of Assyrian prisoners - cf 2Kings 19.28, Is.37.29

Captive

Hooks through the lips of Assyrian prisoners - cf 2Kings 19.28, Is.37.29.

Assyrian captives with rings throught their lips - close-up

Captive

Assyrian captives with rings throught their lips - close-up.

Prisoner at the feet of an Assyrian king, with eunuchs in attendance

Captive

Prisoner at the feet of an Assyrian king, with eunuchs in attendance.

Assyrian cavalry horse

Cavalry

Assyrian cavalry horse.

Coat of mail - cf 1Sam.17.38

Chainmail

Coat of mail - cf 1Sam.17.38.

Assyrian war chariot, soldiers with bow

Chariot

Assyrian war chariot, soldiers with bow.

Kings in captivity bound with fetters. From the ancient sculptures

Fetters

Kings in captivity bound with fetters. From the ancient sculptures.

Assyrian warriors in battle

Fighting

Assyrian warriors in battle.

Greaves, shielding the knee and shin - cf 1Sam.17.6

Greaves

Greaves, shielding the knee and shin - cf 1Sam.17.6.

Hanging of the enemy after a defeat, by Assyrian army - cf Deut.21.22,23, Jos.10.26

Hanging

Hanging of the enemy after a defeat, by Assyrian army - cf Deut.21.22,23, Jos.10.26.

Assyrian helmets

Helmet

Assyrian helmets.

Assyrian soldiers` heads with helmets

Helmet

Assyrian soldiers` heads with helmets.

Jewish captives suffering torture and insult. From the Nineveh marbles

Jews

Jewish captives suffering torture and insult. From the Nineveh marbles.

Assyrian daggers

Knife

Assyrian daggers.

Assyrian knives

Knife

Assyrian knives.

Assyrian battering ram

Ram

Assyrian battering ram.

Assyrians using the Testudo (tortoise) to break a siege - cf Ezek.26.9

Ram

Assyrians using the Testudo (tortoise) to break a siege - cf Ezek.26.9.

Assyrians beseiging and attacking a town

Seige

Assyrians beseiging and attacking a town.

Assyrian King Sennacherib besieging Lachish. Shields on the walls.

Seige

Assyrian King Sennacherib besieging Lachish. Shields on the walls..

Assyrian soldiers with shields, spears, and bows

Shield

Assyrian soldiers with shields, spears, and bows.

Assyrian spear, buckler, sling and body shield

Shield

Assyrian spear, buckler, sling and body shield.

Assyrian armed galley

Ship

Assyrian armed galley.

Assyrian soldier with sling

Sling

Assyrian soldier with sling.

Assyrian soldier with shield and spear

Spear

Assyrian soldier with shield and spear.

Assyrian swords and a scimitar. The description of the damage done by a sword in 2Sam.20.10 suggests it was a curved scimitar, because it was inserted at the fifth rib and then pulled out, disembowelling the victim.

Sword

Assyrian swords and a scimitar. The description of the damage done by a sword in 2Sam.20.10 suggests it was a curved scimitar, because it was inserted at the fifth rib and then pulled out, disembowelling the victim..

Assyrian swords

Sword

Assyrian swords.

Assyrian soldier wearing a sword

Sword

Assyrian soldier wearing a sword.