A Short History of Babylon

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Much of our perception of Babylon in the West is filtered through the poignant echoes of loss and longing that resonate in the Hebrew Bible. The lamenting exiles of Judah craved a return to their lost homeland after the sack of Jerusalem in 587 BC and their forcible removal by Nebuchadnezzar to the alien floodlands of the Euphrates. But to see Babylon only as an adjunct to Old Testament history is misleading. A Short History of Babylon explores the ever-changing city that shaped world history for two millennia. A Short History of Babylon Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Timeline Introduction 1 Babylon in time and space 2 Babylon’s loss and rediscovery 3 Capital: Hammurabi’s Babylon 4 Font of Knowledge: Burnaburiaš’s Babylon 5 Linking Heaven and Earth: Marduk’s Babylon 6 Negotiating Power: Babylon and the Assyrians 7 Megacity: Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon 8 Clipped Wings: Babylon and the Persians 9 Slow Fade: Babylon after Alexander the Great Notes Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Bibliography Index