Why it matters
The event joins Biblical testimony to the documented expansion of the Assyrian Empire.
- Date
- 722 BC
- Historical setting
- Biblical & Classical · Middle East
- People & communities
- Hoshea · Shalmaneser V · Sargon II
722 BC · Middle East · Faith
Fall of Samaria
Assyria captured the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, deporting inhabitants and remaking the region’s population.
Atlas dossier · Biblical & ClassicalFree device narration · synchronized English captions · transcript available
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Event
Assyria captured the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, deporting inhabitants and remaking the region’s population.
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People
Hoshea · Shalmaneser V · Sargon II
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Consequences
The event joins Biblical testimony to the documented expansion of the Assyrian Empire.
Interpretation note
Evidence, memory and historical debate
This dossier distinguishes the event’s basic chronology from later arguments about meaning, responsibility and legacy. When comparing religious, national, Indigenous or scholarly interpretations, consult the primary and institutional sources above alongside peer-reviewed historical work.
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