Newly translated cuneiform texts are expanding what we know of Ancient Babylon. One depicts the only contemporary illustration of the Tower of Babel. Newly translated ancient cuneiform texts have been ...
The sun hangs heavy over central Iraq in late afternoon, painting the ruins of Babylon in heat and light. Dust rises from the ground in soft clouds, carrying a faint scent that seems older than time ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Starting with the name of the game and its potential link to the ...
As a new exhibition opens, Barbara Davies asks what warnings does Babylon's fate hold for us? Throughout history, the city of Babylon has served as a salutary reminder that even the most affluent, ...
The Bible paints an unflattering portrait of Babylon as a corrupt civilization cursed by ambition, excess and power-hungry kings. In the Book of Genesis, its residents build the Tower of Babel in a ...
WHO among the readers of ancient history has not pictured to himself great Babylon, with its long straight streets at right angles, its quays along the banks of the Euphrates, its royal palaces, its ...
BABYLON, Iraq -- Nowadays, it seems that Babylon just can't catch a break. Once the center of the ancient world, it has been despoiled in modern times by Saddam Hussein's fantasies of grandeur, ...
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