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Sargon II

Sargon II
Sargon II, right, ruled the Assyrian Empire for 17 years beginning in 722 bc. During his reign the power and extent of the Assyrian Empire greatly increased. This carving in low relief is from Sargon’s palace at Khorsabad in present-day Iraq.
Giraudon/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York
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