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- Carchemish was captured by the Babylonians in 605 BCE.
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Battle. The Egyptians met the full might of the Babylonian and Median army led by Nebuchadnezzar II at Carchemish, where the combined Egyptian and Assyrian forces were destroyed. Assyria ceased to exist as an independent power, and Egypt retreated and was no longer a significant force in the Ancient Near East.
- c. 605 BC
- Carchemish
Carchemish was conquered by Sargon II in 717 BC in the reign of King Pisiri, the last ruler of the House of Astiruwa.
…Neo-Babylonians, but at the great Battle of Carchemish (a Syrian city on the middle Euphrates River) in 605 the Neo-Babylonian crown prince, Nebuchadrezzar, soundly defeated Necho’s troops and forced their withdrawal from Syria and Palestine.
The Battle of Carchemish was a significant clash between the Egyptian army and the forces led by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia. This military campaign proved crucial in determining the fate of the region and solidifying the Babylonian-Median alliance.
The Battle of Carchemish in 605 BCE was a decisive conflict that reshaped the political landscape of the ancient Near East. It marked the end of the Assyrian Empire, diminished Egyptian influence, and established the Neo-Babylonian Empire as the dominant power under Nebuchadnezzar II.
The Battle of Carchemish was a decisive battle fought in 605 BC between the remnants of Assyria and their Egyptian mercenary allies led by the king Necho II and the Neo-Babylonia coalition led be Nabopolassar and his son Nebuchadnezzar II.
Carchemish was first occupied in the Neolithic Period (c. 7000 bce), as evidenced by the discovery of obsidian and flint blades and black burnished pottery at the lowest level of the excavations.
