At the end of these 70 years, in 539, Babylon fell in her turn. She was taken by the Persians under Cyrus. Although many of these happenings are known from the Bible or from classical writers such ...
Investigating the reign of Mesopotamia’s mosteccentric ruler ...
This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...
And the Bible tells us that the Babylonians set houses on fire. Mazar: We think it was likely a royal archive. It has the name Bullae House because Shiloh found there, in addition to pottery and ...