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==== 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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+ | ==== Sumerians ==== | ||
+ | The Sumerians were the first creators of a highly developed ancient civilization. Babylonia lay in the territories belonging to the Sumerian state. After the collapse of the Sumerian country, Babylonia became a separate state. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Fortification ==== | ||
+ | Ancient Babylon lay on a fertile plain. It was surrounded by massive walls and a moat. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Religious ==== | ||
+ | Babylon was a very religious city. The Babylonians worshipped many gods, there were as many as 50 temples dedicated to various deities. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Afterlife ==== | ||
+ | The Babylonians believed in an afterlife. This thought has been adopted in many religions we know. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Ishtar Gate ==== | ||
+ | One of Babylon' | ||
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+ | ==== Adultry ==== | ||
+ | Every young woman was expected to give herself to a stranger in a temple at least once in her life. It's not entirely clear whether it was already married women or maidens just before marriage. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== King Nabonidus ==== | ||
+ | King Nabonidus took a liking to Sin, the moon god. He even converted Marduk' | ||
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+ | ==== The fall of Babylon ==== | ||
+ | The fall of Babylon was predicted by the prophet Isaiah. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Sennacherib ==== | ||
+ | In 689 BC, as a result of rebellions in the city, Sennacherib, | ||
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+ | ==== Capital of universal monarchy ==== | ||
+ | In 323 B.C. Alexander the Great died. He intended to make Babylon the capital of his universal monarchy. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Great Whore of Babylon ==== | ||
+ | In the book of Revelation in the Bible, there is a symbolic figure of the Great Whore of Babylon, who was the personification of corruption, sell-out, and evil. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== First mention ==== | ||
+ | The first mention of Babylon dates back to the 23rd century BC. It is known to have housed the ensi, or administrators of a small province. [([[https:// | ||
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