The Ghost of Sargon II

In 705, Sargon II seems to have embarked on another campaign against Tabal in Anatolia – it would be his last. He was probably approaching the age of 65 but was still an active ruler and battlefield leader. Tabal rebelled and, despite the fact that in recent years he had left campaigning to his commanders, Sargon led the expedition in person. In one of the few instances in his entire reign, the campaign was a disaster. Somewhere in Anatolia, we do not know where, the Assyrian camp was attacked by a man named as Gurdî the Kulummean, possibly a Lydian ally of the Tabalians. In the battle, Sargon was killed and the enemy took his body; his men were unable to recover it. Robbed of a proper burial, Sargon was…

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