Who was Sennacherib's father?
Sargon II
Marduk-apla-iddina II
Arda-Mulissu
Esarhaddon
Answer
Sennacherib was the son of Sargon II, king of Assyria. Sennacherib ruled from 705 BC to 681 BC, and during his reign, he expanded the Assyrian Empire to its greatest extent. Sennacherib was a ruthless and ambitious ruler, and he is remembered for his many military campaigns and for his construction of the city of Nineveh, which was one of the largest and most magnificent cities in the ancient world.
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