Assyria - Fall of Assur
Time: 614 BC
Place: Assur, Assyria (Present-Day in Iraq)
Details: Despite the sorely depleted state of Assyria, bitter fighting ensued; throughout 614 BC the Medes continued to gradually make hard-fought inroads into Assyria itself, scoring a decisive and devastating victory over the Assyrian forces at the battle of Assur.
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