Ashurbanipal's Leadership Style

Would you want to be remembered as a ruthless king that brutalized opponents or a intellectual king that cared deeply about literature? Ashurbanipal was one of the last Assyrian kings. He was a brutal ruler, killing people left and right, but he also had an appreciation for literature, and created one of the libraries. The Assyrians lived around 1300-600 B.C in Assyria across Southwest Asia. They created a huge empire that stretched from Persia to Egypt. Their capital was Nineveh with was beautiful with wide streets and big parks. Many of the palaces were very large and grand. Nineveh was also the location of the first library. Ashurbanipal was a brutal ruler, but he also created a library and had an interest in literature.
The Assyrians were very war like people, with an extremely strong army with lots of effective weapons.They had advanced engineering tactics and were extremely ruthless.There was mean and nasty rulers, who killed or enslaved anyone in conquered territory. A common saying between these kings was that "I destroyed, devastated, and burned with fire" regions that resisted Assyrian rule.

He was known for his brutality against opponents. He would often enslave or kill anyone who tried to disobey him. When he rose to power, he not only inherited the throne but also the war that was going on with Egypt that his father left him. Ashurbanipal was a ruthless and brutal ruler. He would burn houses and slated fields. There are many images depicting these ruthless acts such as him putting a dog chain through a defeated Arb king and making him live in a kennel. He was known by enemy nations for his cruel acts he