They tell the story of a great siege. The siege of Lachish in Judea, in 701 BC. Think of a film in stone - an early Hollywood epic, perhaps, with a cast of thousands. The first scene shows the ...

The site, located west of Hebron in the Lachish Forest, includes remnants of a fortress made of stone and wood that the archaeologists working with the Israel Antiquities Authority believe was ...

A History of the World in 100 Objects — Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC), Lachish Reliefs 1 / 5 Neil MacGregor's world history continues with images of war made over 2500 years ago BBC Radio 4 ...

Split across three rooms, these galleries display life during this period in Assyrian culture. On display are lion hunting reliefs, the siege of the city of Lachish and scenes from inside the palace ...

Military camps used by the Assyrian king Sennacherib, whose exploits of laying siege to Lachish and Jerusalem are detailed in ...

The site, now known as Ammunition Hill, shows ruins consistent with those of Sennacherib's Lachish camp. Compton hopes that ...