Thoughts and reflections on Grisly Assyrian Record of torture and death
Erika Bleibtreu
The Assyrians were men who wanted to conquer much land, even the entire world if they could. They would stop at nothing to achieve this goal. They would put fear into the men that they were fighting against so that they would forever be remembered. They wanted people to fear them and quiver when they herd the word Assyrian. When they conquered the land that they wished to have, they would make the people there pay up and give the Assyrians money, food and any thing else that they wished to have, and the people would do this with ease, because they were scared of what the Assyrians might do to them if they did not do what they wished. The Assyrians would torture and kill people for punishment, and to also show the people what happens if you are to disobey the Assyrians. The Assyrians never wrote about any losses, they always wrote about victory. They would always write about all of their great victories, but never once about their losses, even if they had any or not. They would do this to again inflict fear into the people, and to make everyone think that they are unstoppable and powerful. They were very smart to do this, it made them look stronger, and it also made them feel stronger.
Picture of an ancient Assyrian carving of war.
