2-714-338 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Death of Sardanapalus', 1890. Sardanapalus, lking of Assyria in the flames of his palace. May represent the tragic fates of three Assyrian rulers: Ashurbanipal (ruled 668-627 bc); his brother, Shamash-shum-ukin; and the last Assyrian king, Sin-shar-ishkun. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]