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King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) hunting lions, a lion leaping at the king's chariot. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) hunting lions, a lion leaping at the ki...

Ashurnazirpal assaults a city. Detail. The walls are battered with siege-machines. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Ashurnazirpal assaults a city. Detail. The walls are battered w...

Fallen warrior under a horse. Detail of King Ashurnazirpal and his standard-bearer in a chariot charge against the enemy. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Fallen warrior under a horse. Detail of King Ashurnazirpal and h...

Assyrian soldiers ferrying a chariot across a river. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Assyrian soldiers ferrying a chariot across a river. Stone bas-relief (9th BC...

Assyrian soldiers assault a fortified city by swimming across a river on inflated animal skins. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Assyrian soldiers assault a fortified city by swimming across a river on inflat...

Fugitives cross a moat swimming with goat skins or bladders Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Fugitives cross a moat swimming with goat skins or bladd...

King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins of his chariot. A bird attacks a warrior. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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King Ashurnazirpal (883-859 BCE) holds the reins of his chariot. A bird a...

A group of archers. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal, II Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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A group of archers. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's sie...

Fighting warriors. Close-up. Detail of Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Fighting warriors. Close-up. Detail of Ashurnazirpal'...

Warriors fighting hand-to-hand. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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Warriors fighting hand-to-hand. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's sie...

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

A charioteer advancing. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's siege of a city. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
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A charioteer advancing. Detail from Ashurnazirpal's sie...