WI: Assyrians don’t rebuild Babylon
Babylon annoyed the Assyrian Empire constantly. In 689 BC, Assyrian King Sennacherib completely destroyed the city, but it was rebuilt by his son Esarhaddon. The reason for it being rebuilt was said to be because of its religious significance and the fact that the Assyrian Kings wanted the title of King of Babylon. The Babylonians would eventually play a role in the sack of Nineveh and the fall of the Assyrian Empire.
My question is what if the Assyrians deported the population of Babylon and permanently destroyed the city. Would the Assyrian Empire last longer? Would there be no Neo- Babylonian Empire? Future implication?