Unit:
Specialty Greek and Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology: From the Bronze Age Palaces to the Hellenistic KingdomsLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Supervisors info:
Assoc. Professor Konstantinos Kopanias (Supervisor)
Assoc. Professor Giorgos Vavouranakis
Assoc. Professor Yiannis Papadatos
Original Title:
The Assyrian Empire: Terror Tactics as a Tool of Empire-building
Translated title:
The Assyrian Empire: Terror Tactics as a Tool of Empire-building
Summary:
The Assyrian empire developed and employed various terror actics for the empire-building. The terror tactics are understood as the policies causing damage and destruction to lives, properties, cultures, and all other types of interests. However, such intentional tactics indeed contributed to the stability and expansion of Assyria. There were historic events documented on the palatial products like the inscriptions and the annals of the Assyrian kings to reveal what practices had been conducted against the Assyrian existing and potential enemies and rebels at that time. The terror tactics of the Assyrian empire listed in the paper include control of agricultural sources, enemy torturing, mass deportations, the use and abuse of religion, and vassal and province system.
Main subject category:
Archaeology
Keywords:
Assyria, terror, tactics, agriculture, tortures, deportation, religion, vassal, province
