Were Assyrian rulers the forefathers of today's CEOs?

American Friends of Tel Aviv University ^ | April, 2, 2008 | Unknown

[decimon]

Imperialist ping.

[Jagman]

Never doubt a man named Lipschits!

[Billthedrill]

Oh, don't be silly. The Assyrians were aggressive, bloodthirsty people who like to flay their opponents alive.

Uh...so the answer is probably "yes"...

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

"They were wise rulers," he says, "using a good strategy for keeping control, stability and order in the region.”

Hmmmm......

[decimon]

So then, you agree with Billthedrill?

[Chili Girl]

bump for later read about the site

[Liberty Valance]

Here's one of the later branch managers of the 4th century.
He supposedly invented froth at Starbucks. ;o)

[decimon]

He supposedly invented froth at Starbucks. ;o)

And he kept the tips. Whatever that meant at that time.

[Liberty Valance]

LOL!

[SunkenCiv]

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	Gods Graves Glyphs	Thanks decimon. Jerusalem was home to various Judean cults and at times a center for religious fanaticism. That's so unlike the Assyrians/Akkadians, Babylonians, and others, who spent a few thousand years demolishing each other's cities and stripping rival temples to aggrandize their own cults. Oh wait... Jew-hating media spin doctor grinding a frightening political axe in what is otherwise an interesting article. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are Blam, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
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[Ciexyz]

A good a guess as any.

[decimon]

Jew-hating media spin doctor grinding a frightening political axe in what is otherwise an interesting article.

Uhh...I'm not seeing that. Judea is/was a region and 'Judean cults' might refer to anything. And I wouldn't think the source to be anti-semitic.

I saw what you did when I read the article and I either wouldn't have posted this or would have with comment if I'd seen bigotry in it. Of course, I could be wrong.

[mo]

“Never doubt a man named Lipschits!”

Especially if his a%$ whistles!!

[colorado tanker]

My understanding of the Assyrians is they were closer the philosophy of Conan than the Harvard Business School:

Mongol General: What is best in life?

Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Hey, I said it was otherwise a good article. ;’) It was a bit surprising to see them portrayed as just some highly sophisticated, urbane, polished bulwarks of civilization just trying their best to administer a bunch of backward superstitious savages. The Assyrians “burned with fire” at least one city when they were conquering Israel, and carted off the “ten lost tribes”. But I may have overstated my case, eh? :’D