Sujet

Neo-Assyrian. Sennacherib Palace

Légende

Prisoners of war rebuilding the city of Lachish. Palace of Sennacherib. Nineveh, c. 700 BC. Neo-Assyrian Empire. British Museum. London, United Kingdom.

Date

1999

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG21A13_456

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52,9Mo (3,7Mo) / 45,3cm x 29,3cm / 5348 x 3459 (300dpi)

Mots clés

700-681 BC 701 BC 8th century BC Assyria Assyrian British Museum Empire England Iraq Iraquian Lachish Lachish reliefs London Mesopoamia Mesopotamian Near East Neo-Assyrian Nineveh Palace Rebuilding Sennacherib Siege of Lachish art assyrians carved city city-state episode fatigue forced labour forced work guards history lash lash against physical fatigue prisoner prisoners punishment reconstruct relief reliefs rope scene soldiers stone war war prisoner whip whiplash