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| ==== The Hanging Gardens ==== | ==== The Hanging Gardens ==== | ||
| - | The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the more interesting wonders of the ancient world. This is evidenced by the fact that although the hanging gardens have captured the imagination of the world for over two thousand | + | The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the more interesting wonders of the ancient world. This is evidenced by the fact that although the hanging gardens have captured the imagination of the world for over 2000 years, today we have no evidence that they even existed. Not a single one of the ancient documents of Babylon (now the site of Iraq) mentions hanging gardens. Even though archaeologists have excavated the city, no trace of their existence has been found. [([[https:// |
| ==== The Code of Hammurabi ==== | ==== The Code of Hammurabi ==== | ||
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| ==== Capturing Babylon without a fight ==== | ==== Capturing Babylon without a fight ==== | ||
| - | In 538 BC Cyrus king of Persia captured Babylon without a fight. He changed the course of the Euphrates River and through the dry riverbed | + | In 538 BC Cyrus, the king of Persia, captured Babylon without a fight. He changed the course of the Euphrates River and led his troops |
| ==== Marduk ==== | ==== Marduk ==== | ||
| The most important god of the Babylonian pantheon was Marduk. He patronized magic, wisdom, water, and judgment. The month of Arashamnu and the number 10 were dedicated to him. [([[https:// | The most important god of the Babylonian pantheon was Marduk. He patronized magic, wisdom, water, and judgment. The month of Arashamnu and the number 10 were dedicated to him. [([[https:// | ||
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babylon.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/14 08:21 by aga