Farther south, Assyria now suddenly became a world power, pushing into Phrygia, Syria, Phoenicia, and even as far as Anatolia and the Zagros Mountains to the east. The extent of their barbarity can still be seen today in the bas reliefs commemorating the “heroic” exploits of a later Assyrian king, Tiglath–Pileser. Here what look like the populations of whole cities are stuck alive on stakes running through the groin and out the shoulders.
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