▁links ▁Copa ▁P erd ig ão ▁do ▁Brasil ▁Copa ▁do ▁Brasil ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁C BF . com ▁Copa ▁do ▁Brasil , ▁Soccer way . com ▁ ▁Category : C op a ▁do ▁Brasil ▁seasons ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Brazil ian ▁football ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁domestic ▁association ▁football ▁cu ps <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Fall ▁of ▁Ash d od ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁successful ▁Egypt ian ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ash d od , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁f amed ▁Phil ist ine ▁pent apolis , ▁located ▁in ▁south western ▁C ana an , ▁in ▁c . ▁ 6 3 5 ▁BC . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁historian ▁Her odot us , ▁ph ara oh ▁Ps amt ik ▁I , ▁bes ie ged ▁Ash d od ▁for ▁ 2 9 ▁years . ▁Ash d od ▁had ▁lost ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁during ▁those ▁long ▁years ▁of ▁sie ge . ▁ ▁Background ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁King ▁Ash urban ip al ▁som etime ▁in ▁ 6 2 7 ▁BC , ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁Empire ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁almost ▁constant ▁war fare ▁on ▁multiple ▁front s , ▁with ▁nom adic ▁tribes men ▁from ▁the ▁south , ▁Chal de ans ▁initi ating ▁u pr is ings , ▁El am ites ▁supporting ▁such ▁re bell ions ▁and ▁Egypt ians ▁inc iting ▁further ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁the ▁Lev ant . ▁In ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁these ▁multiple ▁thre ats , ▁the ▁Ass y ri ans