Babylon, Kelly Mass
Babylon, Kelly Mass
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Babylon
Its Dynasty, Kings, and Downfall

Author: Kelly Mass

Narrator: Doug Greene

Unabridged: 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Efalon Acies

Published: 03/26/2022


Synopsis

Babylon was an old city that was home to some of the world's most effective empires. It was the capital of the Babylonian Empire and was considered a center of commerce, art, and more. It's thought to have been the world's biggest early city, perhaps the first to reach a population of more than 200,000 people.The age-old city featured high embankments put up along both banks of the Euphrates River to include the river's seasonal floods.Prophets in the Bible have predicted the “great fall of Babylon” and the Babylonian Empire has, since long ago, it has just been a sometimes-forgotten speck in history. What was it about the Babylonians that was considered so evil? Or what was it that kept their society together for so long? What is their significance now?In this book, I hope you will find some answers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on April 13, 2020

This catalogue accompanied a 2008 British Museum exhibition on the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626 BC–539 BC) which drew its exhibits mainly from the British Museum, the Louvre and the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin. It covers Babylon quite comprehensively from its history, its reputation through tim......more

Goodreads review by Ruric on December 29, 2012

British Museum catalogue to accompany the Babylon: Myth and Reality exhibition. Lots of lavish photos of the items on display plus descriptions and a number of essays giving context for the artefacts displayed. Subjects of essays cover the city, the dynasty, life and letters, history and legend, Bab......more

Goodreads review by Katharine on April 22, 2015

The British Museum is amazing - I could spend days there. This book is a beautiful illustration of an exhibition they did recently on Babylon. It's excellent.......more