The city was constructed during the rule of King Sargon II. He reigned over the Assyrian empire from 721 B.C. until his death in 704 B.C. After his death, his son took the throne and relocated the ...
It was constructed during the rule of King Sargon II. He reigned over the Assyrian empire from 721 B.C. until he died in 705 B.C. Sargon had the city built to be the empire's new capital ...