Editing Aleppo (section)

====State of Bit Agusi====
During the early years of the 1st millennium BC, Aleppo was incorporated into the [[Arameans|Aramean]] realm of [[Bit Agusi]], which held its capital at [[Arpad, Syria|Arpad]].<ref name="Lipinsky, Edward 2000. p. 195">Lipinsky, Edward, 2000.'' The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion'' (Peeters), p. 195.</ref> Bit Agusi along with Aleppo and the entirety of the Levant was conquered by the [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] in the 8th century BC and became part of the [[Neo-Assyrian Empire]] during the reign of [[Tiglath-Pileser III]] until the late 7th century BC,<ref name="Healy, Mark 1992 p. 25">Healy, Mark (1992). ''The Ancient Assyrians'' (Osprey) p. 25.</ref> before passing through the hands of the [[Neo-Babylonian]]s and the [[Achaemenid|Achaemenid Persians]].<ref name="Kipfer, Barbara Ann 2000 p. 626">Kipfer, Barbara Ann (2000). ''Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology''. p. 626.</ref> The region remained known as [[Aramea]] and [[Eber Nari]] throughout these periods.