Babylonia (/ ˌbæbɪˈloʊniə /; Akkadian: 𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠, māt Akkadī) was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia …

Babylonia, ancient cultural region occupying southeastern Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern southern Iraq from around Baghdad to the Persian Gulf). The king …

Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometres (55 miles) south of modern day Baghdad. …

Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity. It was the capital of southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from the early 2nd millennium to the early 1st millennium BCE and capital of the …

From around 1500 B.C.E. a dynasty of Kassite kings took control in Babylon and unified southern Iraq into the kingdom of Babylonia. The Babylonian cities were the centers of great scribal …

Jun 8, 2018 · Babylonia is the Greek form of the name babili – sometimes translated as "gate of God" – known from cuneiform texts. The area was settled by the Sumerians in the third …

Oct 14, 2022 · Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern-day Iraq 59 miles (94 km) southwest of Baghdad. The name is derived from bav-il or …

Dec 9, 2021 · Babylon was the capital of the southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from the early second millennium to the early first millennium BCE, and it was the capital of the Neo …

Babylonia was a city state in Mesopotamia in the 2nd millennium BC, over 3000 years ago. Babylonia's capital city was Babylon, which meant The Gate of the Gods. They built an empire …

Babylonia, named for its capital city of Babylon, was an ancient state in Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. The earliest mention of Babylon can be …