The fall of Assur, occurred when the first city and old capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire fell to Median, Babylonian, and other rebellion-led forces. The sack of the city that followed destroyed the city to some degree; however, it recovered during the Achaemenid Empire. The city remained occupied by Assyrians until the massacres of Tamurlane in the 14th century AD.
^Healy, Mark (1991). The Ancient Assyrians. New York: Osprey. p. 55.
^Healy, Mark (1991). The Ancient Assyrians. New York: Osprey. p. 6.