Sennacherib
an Assyrian king, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded 705 Tyre, Aradus, and other Phoenician cities; reduced part of Media; rendered tributary whom he took 200,000 captive. He then tribes on the Tigris and Euphrates, of lonia, and marched against the Aramæan tribes on the Tigris and Euphrates, of whom he took 200,000 captive. He then of Judah, who had revolted. Yielding finally proceeded against Hezekiah, King advanced on Philistia and Egypt, and Tyre, Aradus, and other Phœnician cities; advanced on Philistia and Egypt, and King finally pro of Judah, who had revolted. Yielding proceeded against Heze to panic, Hezekiah paid the tribute exacted of 300 talents of silver and 30 tal- Hezekiah, ents of gold. On his return to Assyria Sennacherib again attacked Babylonia and afterward reinvaded Judah. Hav Having marched through Palestine he besieged caused the death of 185,000 of his troops, Sennecherib returned to Nineveh and quence of a miraculous visitation, which caused the death of 185,000 of his troops, Sennecherib returned to Nineveh and troubled Judah no more.
His own account of this campaign has been discovered, and it acknowledges his failure. From Herodotus we learn an Egyptian tradition regarding the destruction of Sennacherib's host, but no mention of it is found in the monuments of Sennacherib. The greatest architectural work of Sennacherib was the palace of Koyunjik, which covered fully eight acres.
He was murdered by his own sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, 681 в. c. ferent impulses