The Tower of BabelBabylon’s ziggurat, which became a symbol of human arrogance ... the fabulous Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. There are many theories ...

NEARLY 500 artefacts from ancient Babylon have been uncovered by archaeologists ... syllabic system that required the knowledge of many symbols in order to write. The excavation site has been ...

The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq had been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the United Nations ...

The powerful king was known for his military campaigns, including against Babylon ... demolished several ancient sites that pre-date Islam in Iraq, denouncing them as symbols of "idolatry".