In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/600_BC 652 BC] a series of [[wars]] broke out in the Assyrian Empire over who should rule. These wars greatly weakened the empire. Sensing this weakness, the Chaldeans led the Medes in attacking the Assyrians. In 612 BC they destroyed Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. In its place, the Chaldeans set up a new empire of their own. | In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/600_BC 652 BC] a series of [[wars]] broke out in the Assyrian Empire over who should rule. These wars greatly weakened the empire. Sensing this weakness, the Chaldeans led the Medes in attacking the Assyrians. In 612 BC they destroyed Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. In its place, the Chaldeans set up a new empire of their own. |