Battle of Carchemish
605 BCE · Event
Crown prince Nebuchadnezzar routs Pharaoh Necho II's army on the Euphrates, ending Egyptian power in Syria and opening the way to Judah.
On these timelines: Mesopotamia & the Ancient Near East, The Levant, Ancient Egypt, Master
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