Neo-Assyria

Neo-Assyrian Empire
911 BC–609 BC
Map of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and its expansions.
Capital		Aššur 911 BC Kalhu 879 BC Dur-Sharrukin 706 BC Nineveh 705 BC Harran 612 BC
Languages		Akkadian, Aramaic, Sumerian
Religion		Henotheism
Government		Monarchy
King
•	911–891 BC	Adad-nirari II (first)
•	612–609 BC	Ashur-uballit II (last)
Historical era		Iron Age
•	Reign of Adad-nirari II	911 BC
•	Battle of Nineveh	612 BC
•	Fall of Harran	609 BC
Preceded by Succeeded by Middle Assyrian Empire Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) Elam Median Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
Today part of		Iraq  Syria  Turkey  Egypt  Sudan  Saudi Arabia  Jordan  Iran  Kuwait  Lebanon  Israel  Cyprus

The Neo-Assyrian Empire was an Iron Age Mesopotamian empire, in existence between 911 and 612 BC. The Assyrians perfected early techniques of imperial rule, many of which became standard in later empires. Following the conquests of Adad-nirari II in the late 10th century BC, Assyria emerged as the most powerful state in the known world at the time, coming to dominate the Ancient Near East, East Mediterranean, Asia Minor, Caucasus, and parts of the Arabian peninsula and North Africa, eclipsing and conquering rivals such as Babylonia, Elam, Persia, Urartu, Lydia, the Medes, Phrygians, Cimmerians, Israel, Judah, Phoenicia, Chaldea, Canaan, the Kushite Empire, the Arabs, and Egypt. The Neo-Assyrian Empire succeeded the Old Assyrian Empire (c. 2025-1378 BC), and the Middle Assyrian Empire (1365-1050 BC) of the Late Bronze Age. During this period, Aramaic was also made an official language of the empire, alongside the Akkadian language.