The city of Ashur was besieged and destroyed by the Medes in 614 B.C.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by primary Babylonian chronicle (ABC 3) and corroborated by multiple independent scholarly and reference sources including Livius.org, Wikipedia, Britannica, and Oracc.
Sources
- Saving Iraq's Treasures (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.livius.org/articles/people/medes/ (livius.org)
- https://www.livius.org/sources/content/mesopotamian-chronicles-content/abc-3-fall-of-nineveh-chronicle/ (livius.org)
- https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nimrud/ancientkalhu/thepeople/ashur/index.html (oracc.museum.upenn.edu)