BBC5 年
Ancient city of Babylon designated Unesco World Heritage Site
The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq had been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the United Nations ...
National Geographic news2 个月
Beautiful Babylon: Jewel of the Ancient World
The spread of the cult of Marduk across Mesopotamia was proof of Babylon’s prestige. No ancient city was so desired and feared, so admired and denigrated. But in the Hebrew tradition ...
ICTSD3 年
how did babylon become rich?
Persian rule left Babylon with most of its institutions intact, it became one of the richest satrapies of the empire, and it became one of the world’s most magnificent cities, according to Greek ...
Al-Monitor4 年
Ancient Babylon's bricks finding their way into modern buildings
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
La Brújula Verde5 天
How Ashurbanipal Destroyed Babylon, Whose King Was His Own Elder Brother
And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen…” Revelation, 14:08 This verse from the Bible ...
来自MSN1 个月
Ancient Babylonian Map steals the spotlight! This is how the world has been mapped ...
The map’s cuneiform inscriptions mark various locations, providing an invaluable glimpse into the geographical understanding of ancient Babylonians. Intriguingly, "Babylon" is inscribed at one ...
Al-Monitor3 年
Iraq's ancient city of Babylon eyes World Heritage list
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...