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Babylon

Babylon was an ancient city on the Euphrates in central Mesopotamia and one of the most famous cities of the ancient world. It was the capital of Hammurabi's Babylonian Empire and later of the Chaldean or Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar II. It was conquered by Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE and remained an important centre under the Achaemenid and Seleucid empires.

Babylon
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Achaemenid EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Governance, ImpactAssyrian EmpireFoundation, Military, DeclineBabylonian EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, DeclineChaldean EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Impact, DeclineEgyptian Empire New KingdomGovernanceElamite ConfederationMilitaryHittite EmpireFoundation, ImpactMacedonian EmpireDeclineMedian EmpireFoundation, ImpactNeo-Sumerian EmpireImpactPtolemaic EmpireFoundationSeleucid EmpireFoundation, SocioeconomyRoman EgyptDeclineUrukDeclineMariMilitary, Decline, SummaryDilmunMilitary, Governance, Decline, SummaryKingdom of LydiaGovernanceKingdom of JudahGovernance, Decline, SummaryAkkadianSpeakers, Change, SummaryHebrewSpeakersJudaismOriginsSumerianLegacy

Mentioned in 27 state histories

KishEshnunnaSukkalmah dynastyKazalluMalgiumYamhadAshnakkumKingdom of AndarigKingdom of KurdaKassite BabyloniaAhhiyawaAshdodand 15 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Babylon. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/babylon
MLA
“Babylon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/babylon. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Babylon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/babylon.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Babylon’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/babylon (Accessed: ).

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