Lachish Level by Level

	Dates	Events	Major Finds
Level I	4th century B.C.E.	Alexander the Great defeats Darius III; Persian empire falls	Solar Shrine; fortified city wall and gate; Palace
	6th century B.C.E.	Persian empire established	fortified city; city wall and gate; “Lachish Letters,” Palace-fort in ruins
Level II	Early 6th century B.C.E.	Babylonians conquer southern kingdom of Judah (586 B.C.E.), Lachish destroyed;
	Second half of 7th century B.C.E.	Assyrian empire falls to Babylonians (612 B.C.E.)
Break in habitation from second half of 7th century B.C.E. to 701 B.C.E.
Level III	8th century B.C.E.	Lachish destroyed (701 B.C.E.); Assyrians conquer northern kingdom of Israel (722 B.C.E.)	Assyrian siege ramp; Judean counter ramp; fortified city with two walls; densely populated; third Judean palace-fort

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