Today's installment concludes Assyrian Empire Destroyed,our selection from Ancient History of the East by Francois Lenormant and by Emile Chevallier
Assyrian Empire Lacked Cohesion
The restless desire of Babylonia and Chaldea to form a state separate from Assyria grew more decided as time went on.Continuing Assyrian Empire
Flood Control for Babylon
Today's installment concludes The Ancient City of Babylon,our selection from The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient World, Vol. 4 Babylon by
The Great Temple of Belus
Herodotus expressly declares that the temple of Belus and the royal palace were upon opposite sides of the river.Continuing The Ancient City of
The Grand Palace of Nebuchadnezzar
The bricks of that part of the ruin which remains uncovered bear, one and all, the name of this king; and it is thus clear that here stood in ancient
Babylon’s River Works
West of the river, a rampart, twenty feet high, runs for nearly a mile parallel, at the distance of about 1000 yards from the old course of the
The Mounds of Babylon
The broad walls of Babylon” are “utterly broken” down, and her “high gates burned with fire.Continuing The Ancient City of Babylon,our selection
The Palaces of Babylon
Such was the general character of the town and its chief edifices, if we may believe the descriptions of eye-witnesses.Continuing The Ancient City
Babylon’s Ziggurat
It was a huge solid mass of brick-work, built (like all Babylonian temple-towers) in stages, square being emplaced on square, and a sort of rude