Which peoples were less brutal than the Assyrians and also practiced deportation of conquered populations?

The Chaldeans, also known as the Neo-Babylonians, engaged in practices such as the deportation of conquered populations, but they are historically recognized as being less brutal than the Assyrians. The Assyrians were notorious for their extreme cruelty and violent military campaigns, which included mass executions and torture. In contrast, while the Chaldeans did practice deportation, they tended to exercise a degree of administrative organization that was more focused on integration and governance of the populations they subjugated, rather than the sheer brutality that characterized Assyrian conquests.

While Greeks, Persians, and Romans had their own methods of governance and conquest, their approaches differed. The Greeks, particularly during their city-state period, often engaged in warfare but did not have a singular approach to conquest that involved systematic deportation across their city-states. The Persians, while known for a relatively tolerant system of governance, did not consistently use deportation in the same manner as the Chaldeans. The Romans had sophisticated administrative practices and did deport some populations, but they were also known for their militaristic approach, which could be brutal in its own right. Thus, the Chaldeans represent a unique example of a civilization that practiced deportation but