20. Tiglath-Pileser III – Assyrian Royal Records
Assyrian stone carvings boast of a king’s mighty conquests. The royal annals of Tiglath-Pileser III detail campaigns that shook the ancient world, including his encounters with the prophet Isaiah. The Kurkh Monolith describes how he revolutionized empire management and military strategy. Recent archaeological discoveries have uncovered more tablets from his reign, showing how this Assyrian king built the most powerful empire his world had ever seen.
