- Babylonia - Wikipedia
Babylonia ( ˌbæbɪˈloʊniə ; Akkadian: 𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠, māt Akkadī) was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based on the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria) It emerged as an Akkadian-populated but Amorite -ruled state c 1894 BC
- Babylonia | History, Map, Culture, Facts | Britannica
Babylonia, ancient cultural region occupying southeastern Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern southern Iraq from around Baghdad to the Persian Gulf) The king largely responsible for Babylonia’s rise to power was Hammurabi (reigned c 1792–1750 BCE)
- Smarthistory – Babylonia, an introduction
From around 1500 B C E a dynasty of Kassite kings took control in Babylon and unified southern Iraq into the kingdom of Babylonia The Babylonian cities were the centers of great scribal learning and produced writings on divination, astrology, medicine and mathematics
- Where Was Babylon And What Happened To It? - WorldAtlas
Constructed along the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia during the late third millennium BCE, the ruins of Babylon are situated approximately 55 miles (88 km) south of Baghdad, Iraq, and have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Babylon - World History Encyclopedia
The city was so powerful and famous after Hammurabi's conquests that all of southern Mesopotamia came to be called Babylonia
- Babylonia [ushistory. org]
Ancient Babylonia left behind some wonderful artifacts The Babylonians used the innovations of the Sumerians, added to them, and built an empire that gave the world, among other things, codified laws, a tower that soared above the earth, and one of the Seven Wonders of the World
- Babylonian Empire - New World Encyclopedia
Babylonia, named for its capital city of Babylon, was an ancient state in Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad The earliest mention of Babylon can be found in a tablet of the reign of Sargon of Akkad, dating back to the twenty-third century B C E
- Babylon - Wikipedia
He built Babylon into a major city and declared himself its king Southern Mesopotamia became known as Babylonia, and Babylon eclipsed Nippur as the region's holy city The empire waned under Hammurabi's son Samsu-iluna, and Babylon spent long periods under Assyrian, Kassite and Elamite domination
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