War


 * Chaldea is a great city in Babylon, with mighty fine warriors braver than tigers. The Chaldeans first mention was in the records of Assyria. This city started out in the southern part of Mesopotamia around the 1000 BC. They were usually associated with many tribes pushing their way from the western deserts to Mesopotamia.

Chaldeans (also known as the neo-babylons) conquered many cities. Even when ruled by Assyria, the Chaldeans were very independent. When the Assyrians were under control the Chaldeans fled to the marshlands. While they were in the marshlands they decided to refuse to pay any of the taxes ordered by the Assyrians. When the Assyrians thought about limiting the Chaldeans freedom they went into politics and warfare. The Chaldeans formed their own group that wanted to rule Assyria. For 250 years the Assyrians held their crown against the persistence from the Chaldeans. In 721 BC the leader of Chaldeans decided to enter Babylon and take control over Babylonia. He maintained control for ten years before Assyria took over again. The new Assyrian king named Sennacherib destroyed Babylon to teach the Chaldeans and their allies a lesson. Sennacherib's son became friends with the Babylonians and decided to rebuild their capital city. After this was complete the Chaldeans stopped their fighting with the Assyrians and began a peace treaty that lasted over thirty years.**

Nabonidus was the last Chaldean monarch who was very unsuccessful and unpopular. The Persians who had gained stronger had fought the eastern side of the empire. The Persians were planning an attack on the Chaldeans and Babylonians which brought Nabonidus back to Babylon. The Persian king (Cyrus the Great) took Babylon without a fight. This result had ended both the Chaldean’s power and the Neo Babylonian Empire.
 * Twenty years later the Chaldeans revolted under the leadership of a new governor and drove the Assyrians out of Babylon. They created a new empire and Chaldea and Babylon became one thing. Their most famous king Nebuchadnezzar II was an amazing fighter keeping the peace of their gods and people. The Chaldeans were fighting in the Iron Age which means that all their weapons were iron, such as there shields and swords. The Chaldeans eventually became the leaders of a national independence movement. Under the control of Nebuchadnezzar II they fought against the Egyptians, the Near East, the southern kingdom of Judah and they captured Jerusalem in 597 BC. From the money he had gained from conquests he turned Babylon into one of the most dazzling cities in the ancient world. Nebuchadnezzar was succeeded by his son who after two years was killed in an armed rebellion led by his brother in law.

The Chaldeans were a very sad City after all they had done for Babylonia. These people were hard working people who didn’t give up until Persia got them. From the battles to praying and from farming to trading, this truly is an amazing city.**