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The revolt began in July 484 BC, the fourth month of Xerxes's second year as king. The citizens of Sippar (north of Babylon) proclaimed Shamash-eriba as king of Babylon and he also took for himself the title king of the Lands. In the same month, a second rebel king, Bel-shimanni, was recognised in Borsippa and Dilbat (south of Babylon). Shamash ...
There was also unrest in Babylon, which revolted at least twice against Xerxes during his reign. The first revolt broke out in June or July of 484 BC and was led by a rebel of the name Bel-shimanni. Bel-shimmani's revolt was short-lived; Babylonian documents written during his reign only account for a period of two weeks. [28]
Year 484 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Mamercus and Vibulanus (or, less frequently, year 270 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 484 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...
486–465 BC), also faced two Babylonian revolts, two contemporary uprisings in 484 BC led by the rebels Bel-shimanni and Shamash-eriba. [10] The revolts against Xerxes in particular led the Persians to incur retribution on the Babylonians.
484 BC: The Babylonian Revolt, led by two pretenders to the Babylonian throne, is crushed by Xerxes. 480 BC: The Achaemenid Empire under Xerxes invades mainland Greece, reaching its greatest extent. 480 BC–479 BC: Persians capture and destroy Athens. The Acropolis, the Old Temple of Athena and the Older Parthenon are destroyed. 465 BC
"The origins of some of the omens may have lain in actual experience — observation of portent followed by catastrophe." The post 4,000-Year-Old Babylonian Tablets Containing Evil Omens Finally ...
The statue is returned to the city with Shamash-shum-ukin's coronation as King of Babylon. 484 BC: Babylon revolts against Achaemenid king Xerxes I and is harshly reprimanded. Some scholars believe the statue was destroyed or removed at this time. 325 BC: Alexander the Great is mentioned as restoring the statue's crown. 127 BC
Revolt of Babylon (694 BC) – unsuccessful revolt by Nergal-ushezib and later Mushezib-Marduk against Assyrian king Sennacherib. ... Babylonian revolts (484 BC) ...