Sardanapalus

Sardanapalus

Sardanapalus (; Ancient Greek: Σαρδανάπαλος; sometimes spelled Sardanapallus (Σαρδανάπαλλος)) was, according to the Greek writer Ctesias, the last king of Assyria, although in fact Aššur-uballiṭ II (612–605 BC) holds that distinction. Ctesias' book Persica is lost, but we know of its contents by later compilations and from the work of Diodorus (II.27). In this account, Sardanapalus, supposed to have lived in the 7th century BC, is portrayed as a decadent figure who spends his life in self-indulgence and dies in an orgy of destruction. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sardanapalus has received more than 318,780 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sardanapalus is the 6,676th most popular politician (down from 6,362nd in 2019).