Today, the word “Babylon” generally conjures negative connotations. This is likely due to the popularity of the “whore of Babylon” from the book of …
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Babylon and the Ancient World
Ancient Babylon was inhabited by several different ethnic groups that all shared a common culture. The Babylonians greatly influenced the ancient Near East.
How did ancient Mesopotamians imagine the creation of the world? Or the creation of mankind? Since the decipherment of cuneiform writing roughly 150 …
The Ancient Greek world was full of wanderers. From Odysseus’ epic journey, through to mercenaries, merchants, travelers, and writers, people set out …
Carved on a 7-foot tall basalt monument, the Code of Hammurabi contains 282 laws developed in the First Babylonian Empire. The top of the stele …
