The data presented in the table is rather arbitrary because a single periodization of the history of Assyria still does not exist.
| Date BC |
Main events |
| OK. 2280 | Colonies of Ashur in Asia Minor (until the end of the 3rd millennium BC) |
| 2165 | The Board of Ilushum. An attempt to subdue the southern Mesopotamia. |
| end III thousand | The reign of Shamshiadad I. Decline of the Assyrian trading colonies. |
| OK. 1800 | The conquest of Assyria by the Mitanians. |
| end XVI century | Trekking Shaushshatar (Mitanni) to Ashur. |
| OK. 1420 | Ashuruballit Board. Liberation from Mitanni. Time dependency of Babylonia |
| I half. XIII century | Board of Shalmaneser I and Tukultinur I. Trips to Urartu. Defeat of the Hittites and Mitanni. |
| OK. 1120 | Board of Tiglapalasar I. Hiking to Urartu. |
| 1107 | The invasion of the Babylonians under the leadership of Marduk-Nadin-Akhhe into Assyria. |
| XI century. | The beginning of decline in Assyria. |
| end X century. | The reign of Ashurdan II and Adadnirari II. |
| 884-859 | The reign of Ashurnasirpal II. New rise of Assyria. Hiking to Syria and Urartu. |
| 854 | Battle of Karkar. |
| 835 | First encounters with Media. |
| end IX – early. VIII centuries. | Temporary decline of Assyria. The reign of Shamshiadad V and Shamurammat (Semiramis). |
| 745-727 | Rule of Tiglathpalasar III. Hiking to Urartu and Syria. |
| 732 | Taking Damascus. Army reform. Accession of Babylon. |
| 727-722 | Samanasar V deprives the sacred cities of privileges. |
| 725-722 | Three-year siege of Samaria. |
| 722-705 | The reign of Sargon II. Return of benefits to cities. The introduction of mercenaries into the army. |
| 722 | Taking Samaria. |
| 717 | Defeat of the Hittites at Karkemish. |
| 714 | Taking Musasir. |
| 710 | Conquest of Babylon. |
| 705-681 | The reign of Sinacherib. |
| 691 | Defeat of the coalition of Babylon, Elam and Chaldeans. |
| 689 | Destruction of Babylon by the Assyrians. |
| 681-668 | The reign of Esarhaddon. |
| 671 | Conquest of Egypt. |
| 668-626 | Ashurbanipal’s reign. |
| 664 | Campaign to Egypt against the Ethiopians. |
| OK. 650 | Fall of Egypt. |
| 648 | Conquest of Babylonia and Elam. |
| 612 | The capture of Nineveh by the Chaldeans and Medes. |
| 605 | Defeat of Assyria at Karkemish and death of the Assyrian state. |
