No ancient city was so desired and feared ... One of the most famous stories about Babylon is that of the Tower of Babel, a story that some biblical scholars believe may be based on a ...

The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.

Babel, whose original derivation from the Hebrew name for Babylon dates even further back to Akkadian—an extinct East Semitic language spoken in ancient ... Babel’s tower of translation ...

Archaeologists trace the origins of the Tower of Babel to ancient Mesopotamia, possibly in Babylon (modern-day Iraq). Viewers are treated to stunning CGI reconstructions and on-site explorations ...