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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 led his troops through the dry riverbed into the empty and open city. [([[https:// | + | 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 through the dry riverbed into the empty and open city. [([[https:// |
==== 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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