Sennacherib

Sennacherib becomes king - moves capital to Nineveh, builds 'Palace without Rival'

Sennacherib besieges Jerusalem - Hezekiah pays tribute but city not taken, army destroyed (Sennacherib's prism confirms tribute)

Siege of Lachish - Sennacherib captures second most important city in Judah, commemorated in palace reliefs

Sennacherib destroys Babylon completely - floods the city, shocking the ancient world

Sennacherib assassinated by his sons in temple of Nisroch - Esarhaddon takes throne