Ancient History (Sennacherib)
Essay C
Evaluate the ancient and modern interpretations of Sennacherib’s effectiveness as a ruler.
There are many ancient and modern interpretations about Sennacherib’s effectiveness as a ruler. Sennacherib was a king from 704 BCE up to 681BCE. He accomplished numerous things for Assyria such as, the expansion of the empire, build water supplies to the city and the gain of support from the gods to the Assyrian people. The ancient and modern interpretations provide many information’s about Sennacherib’s building projects, military and religious role. Sennacherib was a very effective ruler and this will be assessed throughout this essay.
The ancient and modern interpretations reveal significant information about Sennacherib’s effectiveness as a ruler. Sennacherib was a very effective ruler; this is shown through the ancient and modern interpretations. Sennacherib was effective in his building projects. One of the king’s roles to be an effective ruler was to have building projects. Sennacherib achieved this in construction of a palace in a new capital into a new capital and the establishment of canal and irrigations. The palace in Nineveh ‘Palace without Rival’ is the evidence of Sennacherib new capital. Sennacherib’s palace was very decorative, elaborates, very well organised and provided with everything that the palace required. The palace provided significant information and meaning to the king Sennacherib; it shows his power and strength. An ancient interpretation form Sennacherib’s annals state “Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria: At the command of the god, while limestone for the construction of my palace was discovered in the district in the Balatai. I had men from enemy towns and the inhabitants of hidden mountain regions, conquest of my hands, wield iron… and I had great aladlammu [bull lammassu] figures made from the gates of my palace.” This quote shows what materials Sennacherib used to build his palace with the limestone and iron. It
Evaluate the ancient and modern interpretations of Sennacherib’s effectiveness as a ruler.
There are many ancient and modern interpretations about Sennacherib’s effectiveness as a ruler. Sennacherib was a king from 704 BCE up to 681BCE. He accomplished numerous things for Assyria such as, the expansion of the empire, build water supplies to the city and the gain of support from the gods to the Assyrian people. The ancient and modern interpretations provide many information’s about Sennacherib’s building projects, military and religious role. Sennacherib was a very effective ruler and this will be assessed throughout this essay.
The ancient and modern interpretations reveal significant information about Sennacherib’s effectiveness as a ruler. Sennacherib was a very effective ruler; this is shown through the ancient and modern interpretations. Sennacherib was effective in his building projects. One of the king’s roles to be an effective ruler was to have building projects. Sennacherib achieved this in construction of a palace in a new capital into a new capital and the establishment of canal and irrigations. The palace in Nineveh ‘Palace without Rival’ is the evidence of Sennacherib new capital. Sennacherib’s palace was very decorative, elaborates, very well organised and provided with everything that the palace required. The palace provided significant information and meaning to the king Sennacherib; it shows his power and strength. An ancient interpretation form Sennacherib’s annals state “Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria: At the command of the god, while limestone for the construction of my palace was discovered in the district in the Balatai. I had men from enemy towns and the inhabitants of hidden mountain regions, conquest of my hands, wield iron… and I had great aladlammu [bull lammassu] figures made from the gates of my palace.” This quote shows what materials Sennacherib used to build his palace with the limestone and iron. It