-605 ⟶ Babylonian Victory at Carchemish and Conquest of Assyria

Battle of Carchemish: Crown Prince Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon...
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⚔️ Shalmaneser III Campaigns Against the Tabareni

Shalmaneser III of Assyria leads an expedition against the Tabareni.⟶
Shalmaneser III Campaigns Against the Tabareni (-836)
Military CampaignShalmaneser IIIIron AgeAncient WarfareExpansionism
TurkeyTurkeyIraqIraqSyriaSyria

⚔️ Assyrian Conquest of Damascus

Adad-nirari III of Assyria conquers Damascus.⟶
Assyrian Conquest of Damascus (-804)
Military HistoryImperialismWarfareConquest
SyriaSyriaIraqIraq

⚔️ Sargon II of Assyria Captures Carchemish

Assyrian king Sargon conquers the Hittite stronghold of Carchemish.⟶
Sargon II of Assyria Captures Carchemish (-717)
ConquestAncient WarfareSargon IIHittitesImperialism
TurkeyTurkeySyriaSyria

⚔️ King Josiah of Judah Killed in Battle of Megiddo

King Josiah of Judah dies in the Battle of Megiddo against Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt, who is on his way north to aid the rump Assyrian state of Ashur-uballit II.⟶
King Josiah of Judah Killed in Battle of Megiddo (-609)
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⚔️ Babylonian Victory at Carchemish and Conquest of Assyria

Battle of Carchemish: Crown Prince Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeats the army of Necho II of Egypt, securing the Babylonian conquest of Assyria. The Babylonians pursue the Egyptians through Syria and Palestine.⟶
Babylonian Victory at Carchemish and Conquest of Assyria (-605)
Ancient WarfareNebuchadnezzar IIConquestImperialismIron AgeBattle
IraqIraqSyriaSyriaTurkeyTurkeyEgyptEgypt

⚔️ Third Syrian War: Ptolemaic Conquests and Losses

The death of Antiochus II sparks the Third Syrian War; Ptolemy III conquers Syria and Babylon from the Seleucids, but loses the Nesiotic League to Antigonus II⟶
Third Syrian War: Ptolemaic Conquests and Losses (-246)
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