The oldest city of the ancient Assyrian empire and its capital during the reign of Sennacherib, later destroyed in 612BC Crossword Clue

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98% NINEVEH The oldest city of the ancient Assyrian empire and its capital during the reign of Sennacherib, later destroyed in 612BC (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 23, 2020
4% ROME Capital city, reminder of massive empire originally (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
4% ASSYRIA Sennacherib's empire (7)
3% OLD Ancient keep, the first to be destroyed (3) The Times Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
3% RUIN Destroy (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 23, 2026
3% RULE Reign over (4) Commuter Jan 22, 2026
3% ILL Springfield is its capital: Abbr. (3) New York Times Jan 19, 2026
3% OTTAWA Canadian capital city (6) The Times Concise Jan 15, 2026
3% PEACEOUT *"Later!" (8) Universal Jan 14, 2026
3% RAVENNA Italian city, the last capital city of the Western Roman Empire (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026

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