Library of Universal History Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...nations--Assyrians, Babylonians, Medo-Persians, Greeks, Romans, Saracens and Turks. After conducting unimportant wars toward the north and northeast, Sargon led another expedition toward the south-west in B. C. 715, five years after his victory at Raphia. He first chastised the Arab tribes who had made plundering raids into Syria, during which "he subdued the uncultivated plains of the remote Arabia, which had never before given tribute to Assyria," subjected the Thamudites and other Arab tribes, and settled a certain number of them in Samaria. The surrounding princes sought the conqueror's favor by sending him embassies and offering to become Assyrian tributaries. The King of Egypt, as well as It-hamar, King of the Sabaeans, and Tsamsi, the Arab queen, thus became vassals to Sargon and sent him presents. Four years afterward, B. C. 711, Sargon conducted a third expedition into this region to punish Azuri, King of Ashdod, who had revolted against the Assyrian monarch, withheld his tribute and incited rebellion among the neighboring princes. Sargon deposed Azuri and put his brother Akhimit on the throne of Ashdod in his stead; but the people of this Philistine city refused to recognize Sargon's creature as their king, and chose a certain Yaman, or Yavan, for their ruler, who, to secure himself, entered into alliances with the other Philistine Vol. 1.--12 Syrian Revolt Crushed. War with Egyptand the Philistines. Battle of Raphia. Arabs Chastised. Revolt of Ashdod Quelled. Sabaco Humbled. Sargon's Conquest of Babylonia. MerodachBaladan Deposed. Babylonia, or Chaldaea, an Assyrian Province. cities, and with Judah and Edom. Thereupon Sargon led an army against Ashdod, but Yaman sought safety in flight, and " escaped to the dependencies of Egypt, w...