What coalition of peoples sacked Nineveh in 612 BC?
Babylonians, Medes, Persians, Scythians, Cimmerians
Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Hittites
Mongols, Turks, Arabs, Vandals
Sumerians, Akkadians, Elamites, Amorites
Answer
In 612 BC, Nineveh was sacked by a coalition of its former subject peoples, including the Babylonians, Medes, Persians, Scythians, and Cimmerians. This marked the end of the city's political and administrative significance.
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