False history
Sorry but the history is completely wrong, probably written by a biased SSNP member. The Assyrian Empire definitely did not build a prosperous homogenous empire, neither linguistically nor culturally. Now being Lebanese I am biased but hear me out, history agrees with me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia_under_Assyrian_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_Babylon And if you think wikipedia is biased blah blah, here is a book you can read https://brill.com/view/title/31622 Granted it's more than Assyria but should cover my point, now excuse me, but I will take the liberty to edit the false information out if nobody objects.