*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts from the Bible and ancient accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading In 722 BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the kingdom of Israel, and after a siege of three years, the city of Samaria fell to the troops of Sargon II.
As was a common practice in the ancient world, the victor uprooted the inhabitants and forced them into exile, scattering the refugees throughout Asia Minor and possibly Africa to destroy them as a cohesive group. *Includes pictures *Includes excerpts from the Bible and ancient accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading In 722 BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the kingdom of Israel, and after a siege of three years, the city of Samaria fell to the troops of Sargon II