Babylon (Iraq) - Site of the Day
Tuesday July 24, 2007
In the heart of the most war-torn city of our modern age is one of the oldest capitals of the Mesopotamian world: Babylon.
Babylon, Iraq, Basalt Lion with Figures; Matson Collection, ca. 1932
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Founded at least as early as the end of the third millennium BC, Babylon was at its best under the reign of Hammurabi [1792-1750 BC] and then again under Nebuchadnezzar II.
The ancient cultural heritage of Babylon has suffered a devastating amount of damage resulting from the Iraq/US war; damage that has recently been closely monitored, but you'll just have to click on through to read about it...
Babylon, Iraq, Basalt Lion with Figures; Matson Collection, ca. 1932
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The ancient cultural heritage of Babylon has suffered a devastating amount of damage resulting from the Iraq/US war; damage that has recently been closely monitored, but you'll just have to click on through to read about it...
- Babylon (Iraq)
- Mesopotamia Timeline and Description
- Nebuchadnezzar II, from N.S. Gill, our guide to Ancient History
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