Campaigns
See also: Ashurnasirpal II's campaigns in LebanonAshurnasirpal II's brutal treatment of rebels ensured that even when his army was not present, there would not be further revolts. Leading his army, which was typically composed of infantry (including auxiliaries and foreigners), heavy & light cavalry and chariots, Ashurnasirpal conquered the Hittites and Aramaean states of northern Syria.
Ashurnasirpal II did not destroy the Phoenician/Canaanite cities he conquered. Instead they became sources of the raw materials his armies and his building programs. Iron was needed for weapons, Lebanese cedar for construction and gold and silver for the payment of troops.
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