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Hand-to-hand fighting at the bottom of the walls. Detail of Ashurnazirpal's assault on a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Hand-to-hand fighting at the bottom of the walls. Detail of Ashurnazirpal'...

Trees with birds in the gardens of Sennacherib by the Tigris near Niniveh. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Trees with birds in the gardens of Sennacherib by the Tigris near Niniv...

Assyrian warrior kills an enemy. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's assault on a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Assyrian warrior kills an enemy. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's ass...

Banquet preparations in a military camp. Detail from a stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Banquet preparations in a military camp. Detail from a stone bas-relief...

Horses at the trough. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's assault on a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Horses at the trough. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's ass...

Victorious warriors return carrying enemies' heads. Detail of Ashurnazirpal's assault on a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Victorious warriors return carrying enemies' heads. Detail of Ashurnazirpal'...

Two archers. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's assault on a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Two archers. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's assault on a city....

Warriors under palm trees carrying booty. Ashurbanipal triumphs over the allies of his brother Shamasheshun-Ulcin. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Warriors under palm trees carrying booty. Ashurbanipal triumphs ov...

Warriors under palm trees carrying booty. Ashurbanipal triumphs over the allies of his brother Shamasheshun-Ulcin. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Warriors under palm trees carrying booty. Ashurbanipal triumphs ov...

Warriors carrying heads of enemies and throwing them on a heap. Battle of Til Tuba. Ashurbanipal and the Assyrians fight Teumman, King of Elam, on the Ulai river in 635 BCE. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Warriors carrying heads of enemies and throwing them on a heap. Battle o...

Hunting deer. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Ashurbanipal at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Hunting deer. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Ashur...

Gazelle struck by an arrow. Hunting scene. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Ashurbanipal in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Gazelle struck by an arrow. Hunting scene. Stone bas-relief (7th BC...