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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cyaxares
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gptkbp:aftermath
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destruction of Nineveh
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gptkbp:caused_by
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Assyrian overreach
internal strife within Assyria
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Cyaxares
gptkb:Nabopolassar
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gptkbp:community_impact
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shift in power to the Medes and Babylonians
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gptkbp:conflict
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in the region
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired later literature
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gptkbp:cultural_representation
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depicted in various artworks
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gptkbp:date
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612 BC
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gptkbp:duration
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several months
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gptkbp:enemy
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gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Babylonians
gptkb:Medes
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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examined in military history studies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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varied among historians
decline of Assyrian power
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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over the exact details of the battle
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gptkbp:historical_period
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fall of 612 BC
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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marked the end of ancient Near Eastern dominance by Assyria
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gptkbp:historical_source
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gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Herodotus
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the battle of Nineveh
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Cyaxares
gptkb:Nabopolassar
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gptkbp:legacy
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symbol of the fall of empires
remains a topic of interest in archaeology
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Nineveh
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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siege warfare
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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often romanticized in later accounts
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gptkbp:notable_allies
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between Medes and Babylonians
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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Nineveh was never rebuilt
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gptkbp:notable_event
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in the history of warfare.
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gptkbp:outcome
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collapse of Assyrian rule in the region
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gptkbp:political_ideology
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on the rise and fall of empires
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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and documentaries
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Fall_of_Nineveh
gptkb:Battle_of_Carchemish
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gptkbp:result
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decisive victory for the Medes and Babylonians
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gptkbp:scholarly_analysis
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on ancient warfare
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gptkbp:significance
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end of the Assyrian Empire
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of trade routes
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:war
combined forces of Medes and Babylonians
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gptkbp:technique
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to mislead the Assyrians
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gptkbp:technology
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use of siege engines
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