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Byron's 'The Destruction of Sennacherib'

In 1815, Lord Byron wrote a famous poem about the Assyrian coming down 'like the wolf on the fold,' inspired by the Bible's siege of Jerusalem.

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Byron was drawn to the Middle East and to Jewish emancipation; he later died aiding Greece's war against the Ottomans.

Bible reference: 2 Kings 19:35

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 101

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