612 BC
Nineveh falls
Median and Babylonian forces capture the Assyrian capital.
- Time period
- 612 BC
- Region
- Middle East
- Theme
- Military
- Civilization
- Neo-Assyrian Empire
In 612 BCE, an alliance of Medes and Babylonians captured Nineveh. The destruction of the capital dealt a decisive blow to the Neo-Assyrian Empire.