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Fall of Nineveh

612 BCE · 7th century BCE · Also known as destroyed Nineveh · Part of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire

The fall of Nineveh was the destruction of the Assyrian capital in 612 BCE by a coalition of Medes and Babylonians. It was the decisive blow to the Assyrian Empire and a founding moment of Median power. The event also appears in the Sasanian Empire profile as part of the long history of the region.

Fall of Nineveh
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Assyrian EmpireDeclineSasanian EmpireDecline

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fall of Nineveh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fall-of-nineveh
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“Fall of Nineveh.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fall-of-nineveh. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Fall of Nineveh.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fall-of-nineveh.
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