Fall of Assur

Fall of Assur
	Part of the Median conquest of Assyria
Date	614 BC
Location	Assyria
Result	Median Victory
Belligerents
Median Kingdom	Assyrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Cyaxares	Sinsharishkun
Strength
~25,000–35,000 (possibly)	~20,000-30,000 (possibly)
Casualties and losses
~4,000–7,000 killed (needs more research)	~8,000-12,000 killed (needs more research)

The fall of Assur, occurred when the first city and old capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire fell to Median, Babylonian, and other rebellion-led forces. The sack of the city that followed destroyed the city to some degree; however, it recovered during the Achaemenid Empire. The city remained occupied by Assyrians until the massacres of Tamurlane in the 14th century AD.

^ Healy, Mark (1991). The Ancient Assyrians. New York: Osprey. p. 55.
^ Healy, Mark (1991). The Ancient Assyrians. New York: Osprey. p. 6.

[Healy1-1] Healy, Mark (1991). The Ancient Assyrians. New York: Osprey. p. 55.

[Healy2-2] Healy, Mark (1991). The Ancient Assyrians. New York: Osprey. p. 6.

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