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According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, Anatolia is simply "the ancient name of Asia Minor".
However, here is some helpful background on the different origins of the two terms. In theory this could be seen as implying a different definition for Asia Minor, but in practice the terms are synonymous.
Asia Minor is a geographic region in the south-...
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We know that Assur-danin-pal rebelled even before the death of his father, King Shalmaneser III. We know that it was a serious rebellion that spread to at least 27 cities, including Ashur Nineneh, and Arbela. We know that it took four years to put the rebellion down [Kuhrt, 1995, Vol 2 p490].
It seems that the rebellion was eventually put down by Assur-...
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The problem with determining Tiglath Pileser III's origins is lack of evidence.
As Amélie Kuhrt has repeatedly observed in her 2-volume work The Ancient Near East, C. 3000-330 BC, alteration of Assyrian inscriptions in antiquity was commonplace.
In the case of Tiglath Pileser III, we have contradictory evidence. As Dr Floyd Nolen Jones noted:
It is well ...
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