Nineveh
Nineveh
- taken by the Medes: Hdt. 1.106, Hdt. 1.185
- capital of Assyria, superseded by Babylon: Hdt. 1.178
- on the Tigris: Hdt. 1.193
- robbery of Sardanapalus' treasures there: Hdt. 2.150
- lies desolate: Paus. 8.33.2
- palace of Assyrian kings there of old: Paus. 8.33.2