Babylon Archive
Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Anyone interested in ancient history has undoubtedly seen a number of prehistoric ruins that were once part of magnificent ancient monuments, cities and
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - 'Lamashtu Plaque' (or 'Hell Plaque') was an Assyrian healing device against the female demon Lamashtu and her evil doings. Lamashtu plaque held by
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sirrush (Mushrush, Mushrushu) is a hybrid creature depicted on the Ishtar gate in Babylon. It resembles a dragon or a griffin, and it is the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - People in Armenia say they are descendants of Hayk (Haic), who was their Patriarch and founder of the nation. Knowledge about the fascinating
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the Saudi Heritage Commission have discovered fascinating rock inscriptions in the Hail region (northern Saudi Arabia) that depict the Babylonian King
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Being a Pharaoh in ancient Egypt could be honorable, prestigious, and dangerous. At the end of his rule, everything went wrong for Pharaoh
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A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 2334 BC, Sargon became the first emperor in the history of the world. Most probably, his great Akkadian kingdom was not a new
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - After many successful campaigns in the region of the Levant (of today’s Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine), Nebuchadnezzar suffered a heavy defeat
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - The Kingdom of Judah was born when the people of Israel demanded to have a king reign over them, as the surrounding nations
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1969, members of the German Warka expedition discovered an ancient damaged clay tablet in Uruk, the first city built by Gilgamesh about
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – What many people think should have happened long ago, has now happened, but it's better late than never. The ancient city of Babylon
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As the son of the mighty god Enki, creator and protector of humanity, Marduk plays an important role in Mesopotamian mythology and the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we talked about the ancient history of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. We discussed what this ancient
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The outstanding military accomplishments of Alexander the Great are well-known to everyone interested in ancient history. Still, few had heard about what happened
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Aqar Quf, currently an archaeological site of the ancient city of Dur Kurigalzu (or the “Fortress of Kurigalzu”) is located in central Iraq, 30
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Hittites were once one of the most powerful ancient civilizations that occupied the ancient region of Anatolia. Left: Neo-Hittite storm god "Tarhunzas"
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - All great rulers had to have a beginning and Nebuchadnezzar II was no exception to this rule. He was born in 634 BC
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - You may have heard of his son, Nebuchadnezzar II, more than you heard of Nabopolassar but the latter originated the Neo-Babylonian empire when the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - King Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 605 BC – c. 562 BC), the greatest ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, had no intention of letting enemies enter
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Historical records clearly show humans often engaged in devastating wars wiping out entire cities and civilizations. If we don’t change our behavior, our aggressive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Nabu was among the most prestigious Babylonian-Assyrian gods, but he earned his importance much later in the first millennium BC. At a time, he
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancients were in possession of very sophisticated knowledge. Ancient gold and silversmiths used mercury, which was produced more than 8,000 years ago in Turkey.
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - There are many names that describe the nature and function of the axis mundi. It is known as the world pillar or the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Queen Semiramis was one of the most interesting, famous, and powerful figures in ancient history and yet, her life is shrouded in mystery
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Have you ever wondered how our ancestors celebrated New Year's Eve worldwide? The history of New Year celebrations goes back to ancient times,
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Historical Figures
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient Babylon was home to some powerful dynasties and rulers. Hammurabi. Image credit: Windu1789 - CC BY-SA 4.0 One of them was Hammurabi,
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Archaeology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Researchers have deciphered an ancient tablet believed to depict the Biblical Tower of Babel that stood in Babylon during Biblical times. The tablet,
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News
AncientPages.com - On October 12, 539 BC, the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great, and his army entered the city of Babylon. It was not, however, an easy task because Babylon's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - More than a thousand years, Babylon (in Akkadian "Babilim" means "Gate of God") was the symbol of power, greatness, and destruction. For over
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AncientPages.com - On June 11, 323 BC, Alexander the Great, son of King Philip II of Macedon, died in Babylon after suffering ten days of high fever. Theories
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - First Persian Empire also known as the Achaemenid Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great, one of the most outstanding figures in human history.
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The history of banks can be traced to ancient Babylonian temples in the early 2nd millennium BC. In Babylon at the time of
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - “Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers,” says the Bible book of Proverbs 22:28. Boundary markers for the property are a
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An idol with human head and a lion's body known as sphinx is one of the most important symbols in humanity's records. It's a
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - This cuneiform ancient map of the Babylonian world is an archaeological treasure equal to the Rosetta Stone and the code of Hammurabi. It probably
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Ishtar Gate was constructed by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II circa 575 BC. City model of the main procession street (Aj-ibur-shapu) and Ishtar Gate in Babylon. Model
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Cyrus Cylinder, sometimes referred to as the first “bill of human rights,” traces its origins to the Persian king Cyrus the Great’s
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Prehistoric fragment of a clay brick with an inscription of King Amar-Suena in Sumerian language, has been brought back to Iraq. The owner of the artifact
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Biblical Mysteries
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The story of the Tower of Babel is set in the time after Noah's flood and it was long considered to be a legend.
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AncientPages.com - The fabled Hanging Garden of Babylon has since ancient times been recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World - but no trace of it
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