In what ways was Sennacherib's Assyrian Empire the prototype for empire builders of the classical Era?

Sennacherib, the son of Sargon II, crusaded broadly and cruelly in which he surmount Israel, Judah and some provinces in Greece in Anatolia. His military triumphs improved the prosperity of the realm beyond what Sargon II had consummate, even though his supremacy was blemished by persistent military movements contrary to Babylon and the Elamites. He enthused the capital from Sargon’s City to Nineveh and constructed structure which is recognized as "the Palace without Rival". Despite all of these, Babylon has been obstinate throughout his reign and gradually grew weary of it. He learned to disregard the teachings from the past and was not satisfied by his means and the indulgence of the city, he flock his army against Babylon, dismissed it and robbed the temples. The robbing and devastation of the temples was understood as the stature of irreverence by the individuals of the area.