Sargon II
Died 705 BCE
Assyrian king who completed the conquest of Israel and built the city of Dur-Sharrukin.
- Known as
- King
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- Year unknown, Nimrud
- Died
- 705 BCE
Alive at the same time as Sargon II
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Portrait: Shonagon, CC0.