Which city did Sennacherib focus on renovating and expanding?
Jerusalem
Babylon
Nineveh
Alexandria
Answer
Sennacherib focused on renovating and expanding the city of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, in the 7th century BC. He built a new palace, a temple dedicated to the god Nabu, and a new city wall. The city was also connected to the river Tigris by a canal. Sennacherib's renovations and expansions made Nineveh one of the most important cities in the world at the time.
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