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The city was fully rebuilt by [[Chaldean people|Chaldeans]]. In the [[Parthia]]n period, between 100 BC and 270 AD, the city became an important administrative centre of Parthian rule. New administrative buildings were erected to the north of the old city, and a palace to the south. The old temple dedicated to the god of Assur ([[Ashur]]) was also rebuilt by ethnic [[Chaldean people|Chaldeans]]. However, the city was largely destroyed again by the [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid]] king [[Shapur I]] (241–272 AD). However, the city remained occupied, and some settlement at the site is known right up to the 14th century.
Assur seems to have been reoccupied by [[Chaldean people|Chaldeans]] once again, and remained so well into the Parthian and Sassanid periods. It was occupied during the Islamic period until the 14th century when [[Tamurlane]] conducted a massacre of indigenous [[Chaldean people|Chaldean]] [[Christians]]. After that there are no traces of a settlement in the archaeological records.
== Threats to Assur ==
