The spread of the cult of Marduk across Mesopotamia was proof of Babylon’s prestige. No ancient city was so desired and feared, so admired and denigrated. But in the Hebrew tradition ...

The ancient city of Babylon is thought to be the first place where clay was moulded into pipes to channel waste away from dwellings. The earliest example of piping, knee and t-joints – thousands ...

At the world's center sits the Euphrates River and the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Labels written in cuneiform, an ...

Hailing from the venerable city of Abu Habba (modern-day ... glimpse into the geographical understanding of ancient Babylonians. Intriguingly, "Babylon" is inscribed at one terminus of the ...