Initial O: Nahum Lamenting the Fall of Nineveh

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The fall of Nineveh was the destruction of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh in 612 BCE. Nineveh was the capital of the powerful Assyrian Empire, which dominated the ancient Near East for several centuries. However, after a series of military defeats, the city was sacked and destroyed by a coalition of Babylonian, Median, and Scythian forces. The fall of Nineveh marked the end of the Assyrian Empire and was a major turning point in the history of the ancient Near East. The event is described in the Bible in the book of Nahum, and it continues to be the subject of historical and archaeological research.