Ninus

Book IV: The One True God, Not the Pagan Gods, Is the Author of Earthly Kingdoms

First Assyrian king who, according to Justinus, changed ancestral custom by waging war for lust of dominion.

Concerning the covetousness of Ninus, who was the first who made war on his neighbours, that he might rule more widely.

King of the Assyrians, first to make war on neighbors for empire expansion.

VII

Founder of the Assyrian empire, used as an example of a kingdom that rose without Christian influence.

Chapter X

Founder of the Assyrian kingdom, descended from Shem, who subdued surrounding nations and established a lasting empire.

Of the three most famous kingdoms of the nations, of which one, that is, the Assyrian, was already very eminent when Abraham was born

Ninus, son of Belus, reigned over Assyria and subdued all Asia except India; he was king for 52 years and had reigned 43 years when Abraham was born.

Of the kings and times of the earthly city which were synchronous with the times of the saints, reckoning from the rise of Abraham.

Second king of Assyria, succeeding his father Belus. He subdued all of Asia to the boundaries of Libya, except the Indians, and reigned at the time of Abraham's birth.

That Rome was founded when the Assyrian kingdom perished, at which time Hezekiah reigned in Judah

King of Assyria who subdued all Asia except India, referenced as a point of comparison for Rome's expansion.

XIV

King of the Assyrians who conquered Zoroaster.