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Evidence of Assyrians' conquest of Holy Land discovered in Jerusalem

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Archaeologists have found evidence of an Assyrian military campaign against Judaea that resulted in the siege of Jerusalem .

The campaign was launched in 701 B.C. , when Sennacherib was king of Assyria and Hezekiah .

The Assyrians conquered much of Judaea and laid siege to Jerusalem but failed to take the city.