The Destruction of Sennacherib (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Lord George Gordon Byron
- First Published: 1815
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
The Poem
In 1815 George Gordon, Lord Byron wrote a poem about the biblical story of Sennacherib, whose destruction is related in the nineteenth chapter of the Second Book of Kings. Sennacherib was the emperor of Assyria from 705 to 681 b.c.e. In 701 b.c.e., his forces laid siege to Jerusalem.
The Assyrians had conquered the entire Near East except for tiny Judah, the last remaining Israelite kingdom, which was militarily weak. Few thought it possible that their walled capital city, Jerusalem, could hold out long against such forceful Assyrian military might. The...
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