ancient city which was the
capital of
Babylonia (an ancient
empire in southwest
Asia in what is now
central Iraq).
Babylonia flourished ca. 2100 - 689 b.c., and again ca. 625 - 538 b.c. as
Chaldea or "New
Babylonia." Babylon was noted for its wealth, luxury and wickedness. While under
Chaldean rule, in 538 b.c., Babylon was captured by the
Persians and
Babylonia became an unimportant region of the
Persian Empire. See also
Chaldean in this glossary.
the
capital of an ancient
empire called
Babylonia which was located in southwest
Asia and flourished from 2100 to 538 b.c.
the
capital of an ancient
empire called
Babylonia which was located in southwest
Asia and flourished from 2100 to 538 b.c. Many
Babylonians believed that disease was possession, and was due to
sin; therefore, it had to be treated mainly by incantations, magic and
prayer. When
drugs were used they were aimed not to cleanse the
patient but to terrify and
exorcise the
demon. By the
times of ancient Babylon, the priests were of the
opinion that physical ailments could be caused by
demons or purely physical things.
the
capital of
Babylonia, an ancient
empire of southwest
Asia (located in the
area now called Iraq) which flourished ca. 2100@689 b.c. The most important city in western
Asia during this
time period, Babylon was wealthy from
commerce, and famous for its magnificent temples and palaces. In 689 b.c., Babylon was almost entirely destroyed in an
attack by the Assyrian
king Sennacherib, who leveled the city. It was rebuilt and flourished again during the
reign of
King Nebuchadnezzar, the
founder of "New
Babylonia" (also known as the
Chaldean Empire). In 538 b.c., Babylon was captured by the
Persians, and
Babylonia became an unimportant region of the
Persian Empire.
the
capital of
Babylonia, an ancient
empire of southwest
Asia (located in the
area now called Iraq) which flourished ca. 2100@689 b.c. The most important city in western
Asia during this
time period, Babylon was wealthy through
commerce, and famous for its magnificent temples and palaces. In 689 b.c., Babylon was almost entirely destroyed in an
attack by the Assyrian
king Sennacherib, who leveled the city. It was rebuilt and flourished again during the
reign of
King Nebuchadnezzar, the
founder of "New
Babylonia" (also known as the
Chaldean Empire). In 538 b.c., Babylon was captured by the
Persians, and
Babylonia became a region of the
Persian Empire.
ancient city on the lower Euphrates River (river in southwestern
Asia, 2,235 miles long). Probably in
existence since 4000 B.C., it became the
capital of
Babylonia (the ancient
empire in what is now southern Iraq) in 2050 B.C. and
chief commercial city in its
area.